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Abbreviation for direct inward dialing.

1. A telephony acronym for Direct Inward Dialing is a feature allowing callers to directly reach a PABX extension without an operators assistance. 2. An acronym for Digital IDentification (ID), which is a digital signature. 3. A slang acronym for DOS Is Dead!

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A DID identifies specific data requirements, which may include the format of a report used to display the data. Most current DID's were prepared with only the hard copy (paper, aperture card, etc.) document environment in mind. In a CALS environment, two aspects of data acquisition must be examined to determine whether existing DID's are [..]

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Direct Inward Dialing. DID is a process by which a PBX routes calls directly to a particular extension (identified by the last four digits). Incoming trunks must be specifically configured to support DID.

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