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| − | '''Cramming''' is a practice in which [[customer]]s are billed for enhanced [[telecommunications]] features such as voice [[mail]], caller-ID and call-waiting that they have not ordered. | + | '''Cramming''' is a [[slang]] term referring to the practice of studying intensively to absorb large volumes of informational in a very short period of time, often in preparation for exams. |
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| | + | The phrase is also used in the telecommunications industry to refer to the [[fraud]]ulent practice in which customers are billed for enhanced [[telecommunications]] features such as voice mail, caller-ID and call-waiting that they have not ordered. |
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| | == See also == | | == See also == |
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| | *[[Access charge]] | | *[[Access charge]] |
| | *[[Slamming]] | | *[[Slamming]] |
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