Glossary
Virtual receptionist
A Desk term, defined for businesses with locations.
Locus Intelligence team
Updated 2 min read
Desk · Nurture
Desk · NurtureDefinition 18 words
A person or service that answers calls remotely for a business. An AI receptionist is the software version.
In practice
See What is a virtual receptionist?.
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