Definitions for call sign
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
call′ sign`(n.)
Category: Showbiz
Ref: call letters.
Origin of call sign:
1915–20
Wiktionary
call sign(Noun)
A combination of letters and numbers used to identify a radio or television station.
call sign(Noun)
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. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms.)
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
call sign
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. See also collective call sign; indefinite call sign; international call sign; net call sign; tactical call sign; visual call sign; voice call sign.
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