on-hook

adj — 2 senses

on-hook

adj
1

Describing the state of a telephone (or similar device) when it is available but not in use.

2

Broadly Describing the idle state of a subscriber or PBX user loop.

Antonyms
off-hook
Related terms
on the hook

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