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Switchhook vs Hookswitch - What's the difference?

switchhook | hookswitch | Synonyms |

Hookswitch is a synonym of switchhook.



As nouns the difference between switchhook and hookswitch

is that switchhook is the spring-loaded button on a telephone that is depressed by the action of returning the handset to the cradle, thus terminating the call while hookswitch is the spring-loaded button on a telephone that is depressed by the action of returning the handset to the cradle, thus terminating the call.

switchhook

English

Alternative forms

*switch hook

Noun

(en noun)
  • The spring-loaded button on a telephone that is depressed by the action of returning the handset to the cradle, thus terminating the call

    • hookswitch

    English

    Alternative forms

    * hook switch

    Noun

    (es)
  • The spring-loaded button on a telephone that is depressed by the action of returning the handset to the cradle, thus terminating the call.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=August 20, author=Douglas Martin, title=Joybubbles, 58, Peter Pan of Phone Hackers, Dies, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=At 4 or 5, he learned to dial by using the hookswitch like a telegraph key. }}

    Synonyms

    * switchhook