Push-to-talk
noun
a method of communicating on half-duplex lines, as two-way radio, using a button to switch modes from voice reception to transmission; abbr. PTT
Examples
PTT is a two-way communication service that works like a “walkie talkie.”
adjective
See push-to-talk
Word Origin
1947
Usage Note
also push-to-talk , (adj.)
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