touchtones

/ˈtʌtʃˌtoʊnz/
noun
  1. Plural of touchtone; the individual tones used in a touchtone telephone system.
    • The phone keypad produces different touchtones for each number.
    • Old answering machines could detect touchtones to navigate menus.
    • He hummed the touchtones of his own phone number.
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