push-to-talk

noun

A means of back-and-forth conversation on semiduplex communication channels such as two-way radio, using a button to switch temporarily between reception and transmission modes.

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Meanings

nounpush-to-talk (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA means of back-and-forth conversation on semiduplex communication channels such as two-way radio, using a button to switch temporarily between reception and transmission modes.

    Synonyms: press-to-talk, press-to-transmit, push-to-transmit, PTT

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA means of back-and-forth conversation on semiduplex communication channels such as two-way radio, using a button to switch temporarily between reception and transmission modes.

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press-to-talkpress-to-transmitpush-to-transmitPTT
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Cite this entry
APA

push-to-talk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/push-to-talk

MLA

“push-to-talk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/push-to-talk. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “push-to-talk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/push-to-talk.

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