dialler
Phone number enterer
A dialler is a device or software that makes telephone calls, typically used in call centres to automatically dial numbers from a list.
British spelling of dialer.
Diallers range from simple auto-dialers that connect agents to answered calls, to predictive diallers that use algorithms to maximize agent talk time by dialling multiple numbers simultaneously.
The term also applies to malicious software that secretly dials premium-rate numbers from infected computers.
Voice communication device
- rotaryInvolving circular motion
- keypadButton array for input
- landlineStationary wired telephone
- cordlessWithout attached wiring
corded · handset · receiver · tone · busy · ring · connect · hang-up
Button array for input
- touchscreenInput-sensitive display panel
- buttonsSmall disc fasteners
- displayPresentation for viewing
- screenDisplay or barrier
contacts · favourites · shortcuts · backlight · LCD · numeric · haptic · caller-ID
Relating to forecasts
- outboundHeaded away from origin
- telemarketingPhone-based sales outreach
- robocallAutomated prerecorded phone message
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
queue · callback · script · cold-calling · progressive · preview · broadcast
telephone
Voice communication device
cordless · corded · handset · receiver · tone · busy · ring · connect · hang-up · number
keypad
Button array for input
- touchscreenInput-sensitive display panel
- buttonsSmall disc fasteners
- displayPresentation for viewing
screen · contacts · favourites · shortcuts · backlight · LCD · numeric · haptic · caller-ID
predictive
Relating to forecasts
- outboundHeaded away from origin
- telemarketingPhone-based sales outreach
- robocallAutomated prerecorded phone message
campaign · queue · callback · script · cold-calling · progressive · preview · broadcast
- drunk diallingPhoning while intoxicated
- butt diallingAccidental calls from pressure
- dialling backReducing intensity or amount
- dialling toneSound indicating line readiness
- dialling downReducing intensity or volume
- dialling inRefining through incremental adjustment