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What is another word for Dialling?

Pronunciation: [dˈa͡ɪ͡əlɪŋ] (IPA)

Dialling is a process of entering numeric digits into an electronic device to communicate with someone. There are several synonyms that can be used instead of dialling to convey the same meaning, including calling, phoning, ringing, and telephoning. These terms suggest the action of establishing a communication link through a telephone network or other electronic device. The word dialling is often used interchangeably with calling, but it specifically refers to the process of selecting phone numbers through a rotary dial or keypad. The use of synonyms for dialling adds variety to writing and speech while still conveying the intended meaning.
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We should remark, that it is not the fire of imagination, but persevering meditation and combination of ideas which have invented arts, as mechanics, gunpowder, printing, Dialling, etc.
"A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 7 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version""
François-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire) Commentator: John Morley Tobias Smollett H.G. Leigh
However, it continued in use so long that to the end of the seventeenth century the art of Dialling was considered a necessary element of every course in mathematics.
"Great Inventions and Discoveries"
Willis Duff Piercy
Some part of this Arte, was called in olde time, Gnomonice: and of late, Horologiographia: and in Englishe, may be termed, Dialling.
"The Mathematicall Praeface to Elements of Geometrie of Euclid of Megara"
John Dee

Related words: phone number, phone, call, telephone, dial

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