zip tone

zip tone definition - computer

A sound that is sent by an automated call distributor to an agent in a call center. The sound is directed to the agent's headset to let the agent know that a call is about to be connected. It signals the end of one state (either not-ready or after-call) and the beginning of another. See call center.



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