"autodialer" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-autodialer.wav Forms: autodialers [plural]
Etymology: From auto- + dialer. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|auto|dialer}} auto- + dialer Head templates: {{en-noun}} autodialer (plural autodialers)
  1. an electronic device that can automatically dial telephone numbers to communicate between any two points in the telephone, mobile phone and pager networks
    Sense id: en-autodialer-en-noun-wlBeY4hS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22
  2. (computing) malicious software, embedded in a website, that routes dial-up Internet connections to a different telephone number charged at a premium rate Categories (topical): Computing, Malware, Telephony
    Sense id: en-autodialer-en-noun-eMSF2Tub Disambiguation of Malware: 21 79 Disambiguation of Telephony: 26 74 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with auto- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with auto-: 44 56 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: autodialler [British]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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