pulse dialling

noun [U] (also US pulse dialing) COMMUNICATIONS

Definition

› a system that is used to make a connection with the telephone line by interrupting a continuous signal. In many parts of the world pulse dialling has been replaced by tone dialling: Modern equipment will allow switching between pulse and tone dialling modes.

→ Compare tone dialling

(Definition of pulse dialling noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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