"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 Categories (topical): Telephony Translations (function): pikavalinta (Finnish), Kurzwahl [feminine] (German), быстрый набор (bystryj nabor) (Russian), hızlı arama (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-speed_dial-en-noun-Ep62HYVE Disambiguation of Telephony: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of 'function': 100 0
  2. (Internet) A web browser feature that displays frequently or recently visited websites for quick access. Tags: Internet, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Internet, Telephony
    Sense id: en-speed_dial-en-noun-vJZ0wGHh Disambiguation of Telephony: 55 45

Inflected forms

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