AT&T MERLIN LEGEND Installation & Maintenance Manual page 700

Glossary
local area network (LAN)
A networking arrangement
designed for a limited
geographical area.
local host computer access
A method for connecting a
station jack to an on-site
computer for data-only calls
through a modem or data
module.
logical ID
A numbering sequence used
to identify station and
line/trunk locations on the
communications system
control unit.
loop-start (LS) line/trunk
A Iine/trunk on which a
closure between the tip and
ring leads is used to originate
or answer a call. High-voltage
20-Hz AC ringing from the
central office (CO) signals an
incoming call.
M
Magic on Hold®
A customized Music-on-Hold
(MOH) system that promotes
the customer's products and
services.
Megacom®
AT&T's tariffed digital WATS
(wide area telecommunic-
ations service) offering for
outward calling.
Megacom 800
AT&T's tariffed digital 800
service for inward calling.
MERLIN® Attendant
An application with
equipment that connects to
one or more tip/ring station
ports and automatically
answers incoming calls with a
recorded announcement. In
response to touch-tone digits
dialed by the caller, MERLIN
Attendant directs the caller to
a department, an extension,
or the system operator.
MERLIN MAIL® Voice
Messaging System
An application that provides
automated attendant, call
answering, and voice-mail
services on the
communications system.
MLX-10™/MLX-10D™
telephone
A 10-button telephone offered
with or without a 2-line by 24-
character, menu-driven
display.
Glossary GL-15