robocall

[ roh-boh-kawl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Digital Technology, Telecommunications.

a telephone call placed to large numbers of people by a computerized device that automatically dials the telephone numbers and plays a recorded message:
Many but not all robocalls are illegal.

First recorded in 1990–95; robo- + call (in the sense “telephone call”)

“I also want to encourage more families to sign up for this opportunity to return to school in person,” Bowser said on the robocall.

If I’m doing some robocalls or some guest appearances, it gets people excited.

New York’s attorney general said her office was “actively investigating allegations that voters are receiving robocalls spreading disinformation.”

That’s why I am actively investigating robocalls allegedly spreading disinformation.

Now, they’re using robocalls to target consumers during the national emergency.

The former Republican vice presidential nominee recorded a robocall for him a week before Election Day.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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