hook switch

A form of hookswitch — The spring-loaded button on a telephone that is depressed by the action of returning the handset to the cradle, thus terminating the call.

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Meanings

nounhook switch (plural hook switches)

plural hook switches

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hookswitch.
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APA

hook switch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hook%20switch

MLA

“hook switch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hook%20switch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hook switch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hook%20switch.

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