Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In telephony, the signal for the close of communication over a line.
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Examples
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“I used a beautiful ring-off of a bell, not the strike but the end of it, and a gentle whoosh of air,” she says.
She Hunts and Gathers Sounds Caitlin Kelly 2009
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The receiver was hung up in a temper, and the prompt ring-off jarred disagreeably in Theydon's ear.
Number Seventeen 1915
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This arrangement had the advantage of giving a positive ring-off, regardless of the condition of the connected line.
Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. George Patterson 1910
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Another rather ingenious method of securing a positive ring-off and yet of preventing in a certain degree the undesirable ringing-through feature is shown in the cord circuit, Fig. 286.
Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. George Patterson 1910
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With this circuit a positive ring-off is assured even though the line connected with the one sending the clearing-out signal is short-circuited or open.
Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. George Patterson 1910
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A typical commercial relay shows a less-than-5-nsec transition with a 500-MHz ring-off of greater than 10 nsec.
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A typical commercial relay shows a less-than-5-nsec transition with a 500-MHz ring-off of greater than 10 nsec.
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A typical commercial relay shows a less-than-5-nsec transition with a 500-MHz ring-off of greater than 10 nsec.
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A typical commercial relay shows a less-than-5-nsec transition with a 500-MHz ring-off of greater than 10 nsec.
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A typical commercial relay shows a less-than-5-nsec transition with a 500-MHz ring-off of greater than 10 nsec.
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