call sign

call sign

See also: callsign

English

Alternative forms

• callsign

Noun

call sign (plural call signs)

1. (broadcasting) A combination of letters and numbers used to identify a radio or television station.
2. (military) Any combination of characters or pronounceable words, which identifies a communication facility, a command, an authority, an activity, or a unit; used primarily for establishing and maintaining communications. Also called CS.

Examples (examples of military call signs)
CHARLIE PAPA D6P

Synonyms

• (broadcasting): call letters

Derived terms

• collective call sign
• indefinite call sign
• international call sign
• net call sign
• tactical call sign

Translations

broadcasting

Chinese: 业余无线电呼号 (yeyuwu xiandian huhao) Dutch: roepletters French: indicatif d'appel German: Rufzeichen (de) Greek: σημάδι κλήσης (simádi klísis) Italian: segnale di chiamata Japanese: 識別信号 (shikibetsu shingou) Korean: 호출 부호 (hochul buho)

Latin: indicativum Norwegian: Bokmål: kallesignal n Nynorsk: kallesignal n Portuguese: indicativo (pt) m Romanian: indicativ de apel (ro) n Russian: позывно́й (ru) m (pozyvnój) Spanish: indicativo (es)

Anagrams

• callings