"fast busy signal" meaning in All languages combined

See fast busy signal on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: fast busy signals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=fast busy signal}} fast busy signal (plural fast busy signals)
  1. (telephony) An audible signal on a voice phone line that sounds more frequently than a standard busy signal, indicating that no transmission path to the called phone number is available. Wikipedia link: Reorder tone Categories (topical): Telephony Synonyms: reorder tone

Inflected forms

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