pushbutton

Example Sentences

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The effect was very "analog." It reminded me of switching channels on a monaural, pushbutton car radio, or watching a theatrical documentary shot on film.

From Salon • May 23, 2011

The company's new pushbutton Touch-Tone, which reduces the average "dialing" time from nine to four seconds, will make every business phone a candidate for replacement.

From Time Magazine Archive

The pushbutton ceremony climaxed one of the great hands-across-the-border industrial ventures of modern times.

From Time Magazine Archive

For example, they advise cardholders to give their numbers to operators in a voice that cannot be overheard and, when possible, to use pushbutton phones that allow the codes to be entered without being spoken.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the study up-stairs, the doctor's hand moved away from a pushbutton.

From The Devolutionist and the Emancipatrix by Flint, Homer Eon