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softphone

noun

Etymology

Blend of software + phone.

  1. derived from φωνή — “sound”
  2. compounded as softphone — “software + phone”

Definitions

  1. A software program for making telephone calls over the Internet, typically using…

    A software program for making telephone calls over the Internet, typically using protocols such as SIP.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for softphone. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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