inband

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adjective

Sent via the same path or method used for primary communication between parties or devices.

“When dialling a modern telephone, the telephone number is encoded and transmitted inband across the telephone line as a set of audible tones.”

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Meanings

adjectiveinband (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecommunicationsSent via the same path or method used for primary communication between parties or devices.

    When dialling a modern telephone, the telephone number is encoded and transmitted inband across the telephone line as a set of audible tones.

Origin

From in + band.

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APA

inband. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inband

MLA

“inband.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inband. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inband,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inband.

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