Dial


 
 
Dial

In telephony and telecommunications in connection with a telephone, a dial refers, in older telephones, to a rotating disk with 10 numbered finger holes. When a particular numbered hole is rotated with the finger to a finger stop set at a specific point across the dial, then released, the dial mechanism rotates the dial back to its original position and transmits pulses down the telephone line according to the number of the hole selected.

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Nowadays the dial is a key pad, generally with 12 keys numbered 0-9,*, and # that performs an equivalent signalling function to that of a rotating disk dial.

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In telephony, the word dialing (in present and past tense spelt with two "l"s in British English and with one in American English) describes the process of the placement of a telephone call.

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Telephony: In telecommunication, telephony ( or teh-LEH-fuh-nee) encompasses the general use of equipment to provide voice communication over distances, specifically by connecting telephones to each other....

Telecommunications: REDIRECT Telecommunication...

Telephone: :This article is about telephone technology. For the game of telephone, see Telephone (game). For the band, see T?l?phone....


Dial related Images and Photos (experimental)

Dial M for Murder (DVD)
Dial M for Murder (DVD)
Dial M For Murder  1954
Dial M For Murder 1954
Heroes Dial-A-Hero T-Shirt
Heroes Dial-A-Hero T-Shirt
Trunk Dial Clock  London  1850
Trunk Dial Clock London 1850
Grace Kelly - Dial M for Murder
Grace Kelly - Dial M for Murder
''''''Dial 91'''' Paper Giclee by Spencer Laudiero''
"""Dial 91"" Paper Giclee by Spencer Laudiero"
Left of the Dial (DVD)
Left of the Dial (DVD)
Sun Dial In Stalybridge Cheshire
Sun Dial In Stalybridge Cheshire
Dial M for Murder  Anthony Dawson  Grace Kelly  1954
Dial M for Murder Anthony Dawson Grace Kelly 1954
Parenthood 911 on Speed Dial T-Shirt [Women's Red]
Parenthood 911 on Speed Dial T-Shirt [Women's Red]
Parenthood 911 on Speed Dial T-Shirt [Red]
Parenthood 911 on Speed Dial T-Shirt [Red]
Parenthood 911 On Speed Dial T-Shirt
Parenthood 911 On Speed Dial T-Shirt

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