tone dialing

noun

A system of telephone dialing in which each digit is transmitted as a burst of a single audio frequency.

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Meanings

nountone dialing (uncountable)
  1. USuncountablecommunicationsA system of telephone dialing in which each digit is transmitted as a burst of a single audio frequency.
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