Dialer

/ˈdaɪələr/ noun

Definition

A device or software application used to make telephone calls, or a person who makes calls professionally.

Etymology

From 'dial' (referring to the numbered disk on rotary phones) plus the agent suffix '-er'. The term evolved from mechanical rotary systems to include push-button and digital calling methods.

Kelly Says

The word 'dialer' persists even though most modern phones don't have actual dials - we still 'dial' numbers on touchscreens. This linguistic fossilization shows how technology terms often outlive the physical objects that inspired them.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጥሪ ማድረጊያ
ARالعربية
مجموعة الاتصال
BNবাংলা
ডায়ালার
CACatalà
marcador
CSČeština
vytáčeč
DADansk
opringer
DEDeutsch
Wähler
ELΕλληνικά
καλών
ESEspañol
marcador
FAفارسی
شماره گیر
FISuomi
soittaja
FRFrançais
cadran
GUGU
ડાયલ કરનાર
HAHA
wanda ke kira
HEעברית
מחייג
HIहिन्दी
डायलर
HUMagyar
hívógomb
IDBahasa Indonesia
penelepon
IGIG
onye na-akpọ
ITItaliano
disco combinatore
JA日本語
ダイアラー
KKKK
номер шығарушы
KMKM
ម្នាក់ដែលហៅ
KO한국어
다이얼러
MRMR
डायल करणारा
MSBahasa Melayu
pemanggil
MYမြန်မာ
ခွင်းခြင်းသူ
NLNederlands
beller
NONorsk
oppringer
PAPA
ਦਾਲ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ
PLPolski
tarcza
PTPortuguês
discador
RORomână
apelator
RUРусский
дозвониватель
SVSvenska
uppringare
SWKiswahili
wanauliza
TAதமிழ்
டயலர்
TEతెలుగు
డయలర్
THไทย
ผู้โทร
TLTL
namimili
TRTürkçe
aramayan
UKУкраїнська
абонент
URاردو
ڈائل کنندہ
VITiếng Việt
bộ quay số
YOYO
oleminikan
ZH中文
拨号器
ZUZU
umuntu obiza

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