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Glossary
ALI (Automatic Location Identification)
The automatic display at the PSAP of the caller’s telephone number, the address/location of the telephone and supplementary emergency services information of the location from which a call originates.
Related Terms:
- ALI Request A query for an ALI record sent from the PSAP to the ALI database.
- ALI Retrieval The process by which a PSAP queries an ALI database with an ALI Request and receives a response with location and other available information.