"tone dialing" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tone dialing (uncountable)
  1. (US, telephony) A system of telephone dialing in which each digit is transmitted as a burst of a single audio frequency. Tags: US, uncountable Categories (topical): Telephony Related terms: touch-tone dialing, pulse dialing

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