ringback

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noun

The sound transmitted back to a caller to indicate that the telephone they are calling is ringing.

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Meanings

nounringback (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecommunicationsThe sound transmitted back to a caller to indicate that the telephone they are calling is ringing.
  2. uncountablecommunicationsA telephone feature allowing a person to receive an automatic call back when a busy line becomes free.

    'But you've been engaged an awfully long time: I had to use ringback in the end and that's expensive, but this is important so never mind.'

    2013, Mark Roberts, The Sixth Soul

Origin

Deverbal from ring back.

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APA

ringback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ringback

MLA

“ringback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ringback. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ringback,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ringback.

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