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17. Glossary

TermMeaning
Audio LibraryThe store of greetings, holds music, recordings and voicemail audio.
Auto provisioningSetting up a supported desk phone automatically from its MAC address.
Caller IDThe number shown to the person you call.
DIDDirect inward dialling number: an outside phone number that rings into the workspace.
ExtensionA short internal number, such as 1010, used to call colleagues.
Feature codeA star code dialled from a phone, such as *98 for voicemail.
Find Me Follow MeRinging a user's devices one after another.
Group (ring group)Several users who share calls to one extension or number.
Hot deskingSigning in at any shared desk phone so your calls follow you.
IVRInteractive voice response: an automated menu that routes callers by key press.
MAC addressThe unique hardware address of a desk phone, printed on its label.
Office hoursA schedule that routes calls differently when the office is open, closed, at lunch or on holiday.
PBXPrivate branch exchange: the business phone system.
RealmThe server address a SIP device connects to.
RegisteredA phone or app that is signed in to its extension and can receive calls.
SIP accountThe identity (user name and password) a phone or app uses to connect as an extension.
TenantYour organisation's workspace in Hello2Hello.
Tenant AdminA user with the admin role, who can use this portal.