phone number

  • 21number — number1 W1S1 [ˈnʌmbə US bər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(number)¦ 2¦(phone)¦ 3¦(in a set/list)¦ 4¦(for recognizing somebody/something)¦ 5¦(amount)¦ 6 numbers 7¦(music)¦ 8¦(magazine)¦ 9 have somebody s number 10 black/elegant etc …

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  • 22Number Five Crossbar Switching System — The Number Five Crossbar Switching System or 5XB switch, designed by Bell Labs and made by Western Electric, was in use in Bell System telephone exchanges from 1948 to the 1980s. Its principal use was as a Class 5 telephone switch, though… …

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  • 23Number One Crossbar Switching System — The Number One Crossbar Switching System, or 1XB switch, was the primary urban local telephone exchange design used by the Bell System in the mid 20th century. Its switch fabric topology was based on the earlier urban panel switch system, which,… …

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  • 24phone — 1 noun (C) 1 a telephone: Could you answer the phone, please? | a long distance phone call | What s your phone number? | by phone/over the phone (=using a telephone): I made a booking by phone. 2 the part of a telephone into which you speak;… …

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  • 25phone up — PHRASAL VERB When you phone someone up, you dial their phone number and speak to them by phone. [V n P] Phone him up and tell him to come and have dinner with you one night. [Also V P n (not pron)] …

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  • 26Number sign — Not to be confused with the Chinese character 井, or the Sharp sign ♯. # Number sign …

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  • 27phone book — Synonyms and related words: Baedeker, Yellow Pages, area code, atlas, bibliography, business directory, calendar, casebook, catalog, catalogue raisonne, checklist, city directory, classified catalog, classified directory, concordance, cyclopedia …

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  • 28Number Assignment Module — (NAM) The NAM is the electronic memory in the cellular phone that stores the telephone number and an Electronic Serial Number. Phones with dual or multi NAM features offer users the option of registering the phone with a local number in more than …

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  • 29phone card — UK US (also phonecard) noun [C] COMMUNICATIONS ► a small card that you buy, with the number of a special phone service to make calls at reduced prices: »International calls are much cheaper with phone cards than dialling direct. ► a small card… …

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  • 30phone through — ˌphone ˈthrough [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they phone through he/she/it phones through present participle phoning through past ten …

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