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What (who) is telephone book - definition

BOOK THAT LISTS PHONE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES

White pages; White Pages; Phone book; Telephone book; Telephone books; Phonebook; Telephone Directory; White page; Phone number look up; Phone directory; Whitepages; White 20pages; Telephone directories; Web white pages; Name directory; Online white pages; Ex-directory; Whitepages, Inc.; SelectPhone; Phonedisc

telephone book

(telephone books)

The telephone book is a book that contains an alphabetical list of the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the people in a particular area.

= telephone directory, phone book

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phone book

(phone books)

A phone book is a book that contains an alphabetical list of the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the people in a town or area.

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phone book

¦ noun a telephone directory.

Wikipedia

Telephone directory

A telephone directory, commonly called a telephone book, telephone address book, phonebook, or the white and yellow pages, is a listing of telephone subscribers in a geographical area or subscribers to services provided by the organization that publishes the directory. Its purpose is to allow the telephone number of a subscriber identified by name and address to be found.

The advent of the Internet and smartphones in the 21st century greatly reduced the need for a paper phone book. Some communities, such as Seattle and San Francisco, sought to ban their unsolicited distribution as wasteful, unwanted and harmful to the environment.

The slogan "Let Your Fingers Do the Walking" refers to use of phone books.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone directory

Examples of use of telephone book

1. Nearby was a telephone book and a copy of TV Guide.

2. People often search for their own names, which can then be cross– referenced with the telephone book.

3. "I‘m still not listed in the telephone book, which I realize is a little silly," he said.

4. Many did not identify the product involved, instead using codes explained in a telephone–book–size tariff schedule.

5. An address and telephone book belonging to Monroe in the early 1'60s sold for $31,200, more than double the pre–sale estimate.