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Push-to-talk
Protocol in half-duplex telecommunication devices / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Click-to-call.
Push-to-talk (PTT), also known as press-to-transmit, is a method of having conversations or talking on half-duplex communication lines, including two-way radio, using a momentary button to switch from voice reception mode to transmit mode.
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