The called party is a person who (or device that) answers a
telephone call. The person who (or device that)
initiates a
telephone call is the
calling party.In some situations, the called party may number more than one: such an instance is known as a
conference call. Strictly, in some systems, only one called party is contacted at each event, as to initiate a conference call the calling party contacts the first called party, then this person contacts the second called party, but
audio is transferred to both called parties.
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