origination

Found in thesaurus: beginning, commencement, start

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origination

n. source; beginning; growth; inception; birth

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Origination (telephony)

Origination in VOIP telephony refers to calls that originate in the PSTN public switched telephone network and are carried to their destination over the Internet.

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origination

Noun
1. an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
(synonym) origin, inception
(hypernym) beginning
(hyponym) germination
(derivation) originate
2. the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction"
(synonym) initiation, founding, foundation, institution, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration
(hypernym) beginning, start, commencement
(hyponym) authorship, paternity
(derivation) originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow

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Origination

(n.)
The act or process of bringing or coming into existence; first production.

(n.)
Mode of production, or bringing into being.

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Origination

The making of mortgage loans.