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on-call

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That means it starts with setting expectations, and most consultants would do well to clarify that being responsive is standard, being on-call is not.

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(attributive) on call

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of on-call gathered in one view.

adjective

(attributive) on call

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for on-call.

adjective

(attributive) on call

Example sentences

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That means it starts with setting expectations, and most consultants would do well to clarify that being responsive is standard, being on-call is not.

2

(Oh sorry, there's rumor of free ramen noodles on some floor in Blackfoot maybe) 3) On-call for all devs.

3

> If I needed to be on-call, I would follow Dan Geer's lead and use a pager.

4

When you have your own servers and staff, even if they are just on-call with a pager, you know they are going to work for you on your problem until it is fixed.

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If products like Chef can have both Hosted Chef and Chef Server and Atlassian can have both both Hosted and Self-hosted options there's no reason they can't have the same so you don't have to put your employees potentially sensitive on-call and server incident alert history in one basket.

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We're scaling heavily and if you have experience with automated deployments, debugging running systems, release engineering, and on-call schedules, but are still comfortable writing code, this job might be for you.

Proper noun examples

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On-call and paternal leave aren't great, but again, it's a factor into a job decision.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use on-call in a sentence?

That means it starts with setting expectations, and most consultants would do well to clarify that being responsive is standard, being on-call is not.

What does on-call mean?

(attributive) on call

What part of speech is on-call?

on-call is commonly used as adjective.