hookswitch en · NOUN
Etymology
From hook + switch.
Meanings
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The spring-loaded button on a telephone that is depressed by the action of returning the handset to the cradle, thus terminating the call.
At 4 or 5, he learned to dial by using the hookswitch like a telegraph key.
2007 August 20, Douglas Martin, “Joybubbles, 58, Peter Pan of Phone Hackers, Dies”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hook switch | alternative | lexicographic | |
| hookswitches | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (2)
pt gancho (telephone button to terminate the call) · sv klyka (telephone button to terminate the call)