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Telephone call
Connection between two or more people over a telephone network / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A telephone call or telephone conversation (or telcon[1][lower-alpha 1]), also known as a phone call or voice call (or simply a call), is a connection over a telephone network between the called party and the calling party. Telephone calls started in the late 19th century. As technology has improved, a majority of telephone calls are made over a cellular network through mobile phones or over the internet with Voice over IP.[2] Telephone calls are typically used for real-time conversation between two or more parties, especially when the parties cannot meet in person.
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A telephone call historically was between two live people. It has progressed to also include a live person and a recorded message, or a live person with an AI generated message. The term "call" is now broadly used for other connections over a network including audio calls and video calls when you are using your voice to communicate, as opposed to typing / text.