Click on an index letter to navigate through our glossary terms:
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RAM (RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY)
The main memory space in a computer, used to hold programs while they are executing and changeable data.
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RCF (REMOTE CALL FORWARDING)
A service of the phone company that allows a customer to have a local number in a distant area and have calls to that number forwarded to the customer's main number
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REMOTE ACCESS
The ability to call, enter into and use the system from a location other than where the equipment is located.
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RESALE CARRIER
A company that buys communication time in bulk at one rate and sells it to others
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ROUTE
The path that a call takes from the calling party to the called party. Often used to refer to a TRUNK or TRUNK GROUP
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ROUTING REPORT
A report that analyzes the calling patterns of the outbound traffic on a system for the purpose of planning telecommunications facilities and selecting the most cost-effective manner to route calls.