Meaning of the word "speed dial" in English

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speed dial

US /ˈspiːd daɪəl/
UK /ˈspiːd daɪəl/
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Noun

1.

a function on a telephone that allows a user to dial a number by pressing a single button or a small sequence of buttons

Example:
I have my mom on speed dial.
He added his emergency contacts to speed dial.

Verb

1.

to program a telephone number into a speed dial function

Example:
Can you speed dial my number on your phone?
She speed dialed her husband when she got lost.
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