robocall

[ roh-boh-kawl ]

noun

, Digital Technology, Telecommunications.

1. a telephone call placed to large numbers of people by a computerized device that automatically dials the telephone numbers and plays a recorded message:

   Many but not all robocalls are illegal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of robocall¹

First recorded in 1990–95; robo- + call (in the sense “telephone call”)

Example Sentences

The former Republican vice presidential nominee recorded a robocall for him a week before Election Day.

From The Daily Beast