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touch-tone en · ADJ
Etymology
By genericization from the trade name Touch-Tone, 1960.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Relating to a type of telephone with buttons, each of which produces a tone which corresponds to the relevant digit.
Forms
touch-tone en · NOUN
Etymology
By genericization from the trade name Touch-Tone, 1960.
Meanings
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A telephone with buttons that produce tones, one for each digit.
a teleconference service for touch-tones only
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A tone produced by such a telephone.
software to decode touch-tones
Forms
Relateds
rotary dial