"speed dial" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: speed dials [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} speed dial (countable and uncountable, plural speed dials)
  1. A function on some telephones allowing a phone number to be dialed by pressing only one or two keys. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (function on some telephones): ᎦᏣᏄᎵ ᏗᏎᏍᏗ ᏗᏐᏅᏍᏙᏗᏱ (gatsanuli disesdi disonvsdodiyi) (Cherokee), 快速撥號 /快速拨号 (kuàisù bōhào) (Chinese Mandarin), 快撥 /快拨 (kuàibō) (Chinese Mandarin), pikavalinta (Finnish), Kurzwahl [feminine] (German), быстрый набор (bystryj nabor) (Russian), hızlı arama (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-speed_dial-en-noun-Ep62HYVE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Cherokee translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Telephony Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Cherokee translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Telephony: 93 7 Disambiguation of 'function on some telephones': 97 3
  2. (Internet) A web browser feature that displays frequently or recently visited websites for quick access. Tags: Internet, countable, uncountable Translations (web browser feature): 快速撥號 /快速拨号 (kuàisù bōhào) (Chinese Mandarin), 快撥 /快拨 (kuàibō) (Chinese Mandarin), pikavalinta (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-speed_dial-en-noun-vJZ0wGHh Categories (other): Internet Disambiguation of 'web browser feature': 1 99

Inflected forms

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