Definitions for telephone number
tele·phone num·ber

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. phone number, telephone number, numbernoun

   the number is used in calling a particular telephone

   "he has an unlisted number"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. telephone numbernoun

   The sequence of digits used to identify a particular destination telephone in a network.

2. telephone numbernoun

   A large number.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Telephone number

   A telephone number is a sequence of digits assigned to a landline telephone subscriber station connected to a telephone line or to a wireless electronic telephony device, such as a radio telephone or a mobile telephone, or to other devices for data transmission via the public switched telephone network (PSTN) or other public and private networks. A telephone number serves as an address for switching telephone calls using a system of destination code routing. Telephone numbers are entered or dialed by a calling party on the originating telephone set, which transmits the sequence of digits in the process of signaling to a telephone exchange. The exchange completes the call either to another locally connected subscriber or via the PSTN to the called party. Telephone numbers are assigned within the framework of a national or regional telephone numbering plan to subscribers by telephone service operators, which may be commercial entities, state-controlled administrations, or other telecommunication industry associations. Telephone numbers were first used in 1879 in Lowell, Massachusetts, when they replaced the request for subscriber names by callers connecting to the switchboard operator. Over the course of telephone history, telephone numbers had various lengths and formats and even included most letters of the alphabet in leading positions when telephone exchange names were in common use until the 1960s. Telephone numbers are often dialed in conjunction with other signaling code sequences, such as vertical service codes, to invoke special telephone service features.

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1. telephone number

   A telephone number is a sequence of numerals or symbols that is used for calling or messaging a specific telephone line or device within a telecommunication network. It typically consists of a country code, area code, and a unique set of numbers to identify the particular line or device.

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1. Telephone number

   A telephone number or phone number is a sequence of digits used to call from one telephone line to another in a public switched telephone network. When telephone numbers were invented, they were short — as few as one, two or three digits — and were given orally to a switchboard operator. As phone systems have grown and interconnected to encompass the world, telephone numbers have become longer. In addition to telephones, they now access other devices, such as computers and fax machines. The number contains the information necessary to identify uniquely the intended endpoint for the telephone call. Each such endpoint must have a unique number within the public switched telephone network. Most countries use fixed length numbers and therefore the number of endpoints determines the necessary length of the telephone number. It is also possible for each subscriber to have a set of shorter numbers for the endpoints most often used. These "shorthand" or "speed calling" numbers are automatically translated to unique telephone numbers before the call can be connected. Some special services have their own short numbers

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1. telephone number

   A number for a specific form of telephone.

   Our telephone number is used for our internet service.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 19, 2021  

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1. • Signal

How to pronounce telephone number?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say telephone number in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of telephone number in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of telephone number in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of telephone number in a Sentence

1. Maddie Baden:

   We tried to look up the school she had gone to, but when we tried to use the website, it wouldn't work, there was no physical address or telephone number for the university.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=telephone number
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Telephone_Number
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_Number
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=telephone number