cut through

(1) In a communications switch, the connecting of one circuit to another. See cut-through switch.

(2) In a voice processing system, the capability to interrupt playback of a voice prompt upon detection of a user's voice response or a tone from a key depression. It enables fast "skipping" to the next part of the script.

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