talk button

Walkie-talkie activator key

A talk button is a control that activates a microphone or communication channel, typically held or pressed while speaking: Hold down the talk button and say your message.

Common on walkie-talkies, intercoms, and two-way radios, it enables push-to-talk communication where the mic is live only while the button is engaged.

Related

radio · ham radio · intercom · click · speak · broadcast · dispatch · hold · release · communication · CB · squawk · channel · static · dead air · radio silence · come in · roger

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Opposites
communication direction mode

talk buttonmute button

Control that kills audio

standby mode · silent mode · squelch

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Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G