tone dialing
Button-based phone input
Tone dialing is a telephone signaling system that sends different audio frequencies for each button pressed, as opposed to the older pulse dialing that sent clicks.
Each digit produces a distinct tone the phone system recognizes instantly.
Also called touch-tone dialing, it became standard in the late 20th century and enabled automated phone menus: Press 1 for billing.
Short electronic tone
- chirpShort, high avian sound
- audioTransmitted sound content
- soundAudible wave phenomenon
- pitchFrequency of sound
frequency · duration · recognition · feedback · acknowledgment · confirmation · prompt · response
Rate of recurrence
- keypadButton array for input
- signalingConveying information nonverbally
- decoderDevice that unscrambles signals
- encoderFormat conversion component
digits · telecommunications · telephony · switching · routing · PBX · analog · digital
Handheld communication device
- landlineStationary wired telephone
- handsetHeld telephone component
- callContact by phone
- ringClosed curve shape
connect · receiver · busy · redial · hang up · pickup · voicemail · extension
Small disc fasteners
- numbersCounting and calculation symbols
- digitsSingle-place numerals
- pressApply force downward
- hashChopped mixture, cooked together
star · pound · asterisk · input · sequence · code · enter · touch
Automated call routing system
- menuList of available dishes
- navigationDetermining position and course
- selectionChosen item or items
- routingPath selection process
voicemail · banking · customer service · phone tree · prompts · options · self-service · interactive
beep
Short electronic tone
pitch · frequency · duration · recognition · feedback · acknowledgment · confirmation · prompt · response · audible
frequency
Rate of recurrence
- keypadButton array for input
- signalingConveying information nonverbally
- decoderDevice that unscrambles signals
encoder · digits · telecommunications · telephony · switching · routing · PBX · analog · digital · transmission
phone
Handheld communication device
ring · connect · receiver · busy · redial · hang up · pickup · voicemail · extension · directory
buttons
Small disc fasteners
hash · star · pound · asterisk · input · sequence · code · enter · touch · pad
IVR
Automated call routing system
- menuList of available dishes
- navigationDetermining position and course
- selectionChosen item or items
routing · voicemail · banking · customer service · phone tree · prompts · options · self-service · interactive · automated