Editing Call waiting (section)

{{Short description|A telephone service}}
{{Other uses|Call waiting (disambiguation)}}
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'''Call waiting''' is a [[telephone]] service where a subscriber can accept a second incoming [[telephone call]] by placing an in-progress call [[Hold (telephone)|on hold]]—and may also switch between calls. With some providers it can be combined with additional features such as [[conference call|conferencing]], [[call forwarding]], and [[caller ID]]. Call waiting is intended to alleviate the need to have more than one telephone line or number for voice communications.