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tonepad

tonepad noun: a form of simple modem that generates tones used to control a device at the other end of a telephone line.

Noun

tonepad (plural tonepads)

  1. A form of simple modem that generates tones used to control a device at the other end of a telephone line.

Forms of tonepad

pluraltonepads

Origin of tonepad

From tone + pad.

Questions about tonepad

What does tonepad mean?
Tonepad means a form of simple modem that generates tones used to control a device at the other end of a telephone line.
What part of speech is tonepad?
Tonepad is a noun.
What is the plural of tonepad?
The plural of tonepad is tonepads.

Words near tonepad in the dictionary

  1. Tonelli's theorem
  2. Tonellis
  3. toneme
  4. tonemes
  5. tonemic
  6. tonepad
  7. tonepads
  8. toner
  9. toners
  10. tones
  11. tones down

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