Call
Encyclopedia
Call may refer to:
Fictional
- A type of betting in poker
- Animal communicationAnimal communicationAnimal communication is any behavior on the part of one animal that has an effect on the current or future behaviour of another animal. The study of animal communication, is sometimes called Zoosemiotics has played an important part in the...
, a song or noise made by an animal such as:- Bird call, part of a bird song
- A command in square dancing, delivered by a callerCaller (dancing)A caller is a person who prompts dance figures in such dances as line dance, square dance, and contra dance. The caller might be one of the participating dancers, though in modern country dance this is rare....
- Call optionCall optionA call option, often simply labeled a "call", is a financial contract between two parties, the buyer and the seller of this type of option. The buyer of the call option has the right, but not the obligation to buy an agreed quantity of a particular commodity or financial instrument from the seller...
, a term in stock trading - A shell commandCommand (computing)In computing, a command is a directive to a computer program acting as an interpreter of some kind, in order to perform a specific task. Most commonly a command is a directive to some kind of command line interface, such as a shell....
in DOS, OS/2 and Microsoft Windows command-line interpreters - System callSystem callIn computing, a system call is how a program requests a service from an operating system's kernel. This may include hardware related services , creating and executing new processes, and communicating with integral kernel services...
, in computer science, the mechanism used by an application program to request service from the operating system or another application program - A method of starting a SubroutineSubroutineIn computer science, a subroutine is a portion of code within a larger program that performs a specific task and is relatively independent of the remaining code....
- Any bid, pass, double, or redouble made in the bidding stage of contract bridgeContract bridgeContract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard deck of 52 playing cards played by four players in two competing partnerships with partners sitting opposite each other around a small table...
CALL (acronym)
- Computer-assisted language learningComputer-assisted language learningComputer-assisted language learning is succinctly defined in a seminal work by Levy as "the search for and study of applications of the computer in language teaching and learning"...
, a concept in language education - Center for Anglican Learning & Leadership at the Church Divinity School of the PacificChurch Divinity School of the PacificChurch Divinity School of the Pacific is one of the eleven seminaries of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. It is located in Berkeley, California, and is a member of the Graduate Theological Union...
- The United States Army's Center for Army Lessons LearnedU.S. Army Center for Army Lessons LearnedThe Center for Army Lessons Learned is an agent for change focused on the collection, analysis, dissemination, integration, and archiving of new concepts; tactics, techniques, and procedures ; and solutions throughout the Army from the tactical through theater/strategic levels of war...
People
- Ann Lowdon CallAnn Lowdon CallAnn Lowdon Call was a horsewoman and was the 2005 AQHA Select World Champion in Pleasure Driving. She was inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in 2005....
- Annie Payson Call
- Anson CallAnson CallAnson Call was a Mormon pioneer and an early colonizer of many communities in Utah Territory and surrounding states.Born at Fletcher, Vermont, Call was baptized a member of the Church of the Latter Day Saints in 1836....
- Brandon CallBrandon CallBrandon Spencer Lee Call is an American television and film actor.-Early life and career:Born in Torrance, California, Call began his career as a child actor in 1984 appearing in guest roles on Simon & Simon and Hotel. In 1985, he landed a recurring role on the NBC daytime drama, Santa Barbara...
- Sir John Call, 1st BaronetSir John Call, 1st BaronetSir John Call, 1st Baronet was an English engineer and baronet.He was born at Fenny Park, Tiverton, Devon, educated at Blundell's School and went to India at the age of 17 with Benjamin Robins, the chief engineer and captain-general of artillery in the East India Company's settlements...
- Ramon Malla CallRamón Malla CallRamon Malla i Call is Emeritus Bishop of Lleida. From 1969 until 1971 he was Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Urgell during a sede vacante and therefore acting Episcopal Co-Prince of Andorra....
- R. D. CallR. D. CallR. D. Call is an American film and television actor.-Biography:R. D. Call was raised in Utah. He began his acting career in college while attending Utah State University and Weber State University....
- Richard K. CallRichard K. CallRichard Keith Call was the third and fifth territorial governor of Florida.Named after his uncle, a Revolutionary War hero, he was born in Pittsfield, Prince George County, Virginia. In 1813 he left school to take part in the Creek War. He came favorably to the attention of General Andrew Jackson,...
- Wilkinson CallWilkinson CallWilkinson Call was a U.S. Senator from Florida who served as a Democrat from 1879 to 1897.Call was a nephew of Florida Governor Richard K. Call and cousin of Arkansas Senator James D...
Fictional
- Annalee Call, the android portrayed by Winona Ryder in Alien Resurrection
- Woodrow F. CallWoodrow F. CallWoodrow F. Call is a fictional, Scottish-born Texas Ranger who appears in all four books of Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove series. Much of the books revolve around his relationship with his Ranger partner Augustus McCrae...
, a Texas Ranger who appears in all four books of Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove series
Telecommunications
- Any attempt to set up a telecommunication circuitTelecommunication circuitA telecommunication circuit is any line, conductor, or other conduit by which information is transmitted.A dedicated circuit, private circuit, or leased line is a line that is dedicated to only one use...
- A unit of trafficTeletraffic engineeringTelecommunications traffic engineering, teletraffic engineering, or traffic engineering is the application of traffic engineering theory to telecommunications...
measurement - The actions performed by a call originator
- A telephone callTelephone callA telephone call is a connection over a telephone network between the calling party and the called party.-Information transmission:A telephone call may carry ordinary voice transmission using a telephone, data transmission when the calling party and called party are using modems, or facsimile...
See also
- The Call (disambiguation)
- Caller (disambiguation)
- Calling (disambiguation)
- Call signCall signIn broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...
, in broadcasting and radio communications, a unique designation for a transmitting station