Meanings
nountouch-tone dialing (uncountable)
- USuncountablecommunicationsA system of telephone dialing in which each digit is transmitted as a tone or combination of tones of specific pitch.
Synonyms: dual tone multi-frequency
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA system of telephone dialing in which each digit is transmitted as a tone or combination of tones of specific pitch.
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Translations
German Tonwahl, Tonwahlverfahren
- Tonwahltelephone system
- Tonwahlverfahrentelephone system
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touch-tone dialing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/touch-tone%20dialing
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