Definitions for "Softphone"
Keywords:  voip, laptop, sip, microphone, handset
A TSAPI- and TAPI-compliant application from AnswerSoft that provides basic telephony at the PC and provides interfaces to Windows-based PIMs.
a "software" phone on a PC that can send and receive calls over the Internet.
A software application that runs on your computer, allowing your computer to work as a phone. All SoftPhones present a dial pad on your screen that can be used to place calls. For communicating, you can either use your computer’s microphone and speakers (usually not very good quality), or you can use a headset that is plugged into the headset port of your computer, or you can use a USB handset that looks like a mobile phone and plugs into a USB port on your computer.
Keywords:  softswitch