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| area code |
the first three numbers of a telephone number in the United States and Canada. You dial the area code first, then the telephone number. In the phone number "607-555-1234," the area code is "607." |
| calling card |
a small card with one's name and sometimes address and telephone number printed on it, used when making business and social visits. |
| dialing code |
the British word for the set of digits at the beginning of a telephone number that represents a telephone district. "Dialing code" has a meaning similar to "area code." |
| directory |
an index of names, locations, and often other data, such as a listing of telephone subscribers' names, addresses, and telephone numbers, or a listing of building occupants and their room numbers. [1/4 definitions] |
| information |
a telephone service that can tell the caller the phone number of a person or business. [1/2 definitions] |
| pager |
a portable electronic receiver that emits a signal when the person carrying it is paged and displays the phone number to be called. |
| phone number |
a short form of telephone number. |
| ring2 |
to dial or press (a telephone number) causing the associated phone to ring. [1/18 definitions] |
| wrong number |
a telephone number incorrectly or mistakenly dialed. [1/2 definitions] |
| yellow pages |
the part of a telephone book that gives the telephone numbers and addresses of businesses. The yellow pages also shows advertisements for businesses that pay for them. |
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