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PUSHBUTTON TELEPHONE SET [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephones
OBS

Telephone set in which the dial is arranged to generate two frequencies whenever one of the buttons is depressed. (DISATT, 75: 4, 2) (Use of the call forwarding feature) If you have a 12 button Touch-Tone telephone, you may depress the [number] button to eliminate the four second pause. (C&PCUS, 77: 6) Touch-Tone®: registered trademark by Bell.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Téléphones
OBS

Poste téléphonique dont le cadran a été remplacé par un clavier muni de touches qui font entendre [deux] notes de musique lorsqu'elles sont enfoncées. (OLFTE, 74: 5. H.B.F.) L'administration française des P.T.T. a réalisé (...) un type de poste téléphonique à clavier dans lequel le cadran d'appel a été remplacé par un clavier à touches numériques, complété par un générateur de fréquences vocales à transistor. (MONTEL, 74: 13)

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