autodialer

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Etymology

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From auto- +‎ dialer.

Noun

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autodialer (plural autodialers)

  1. an electronic device that can automatically dial telephone numbers to communicate between any two points in the telephone, mobile phone and pager networks
  2. (computing) malicious software, embedded in a website, that routes dial-up Internet connections to a different telephone number charged at a premium rate