411
The essential details
411 is a telephone number used in North America for directory assistance.
It is used to find phone numbers and addresses: I called 411 to get the restaurant's number.
The term is also used informally to mean information or the scoop on something: Give me the 411 on the new project.
operator
One who works machinery
- directoryFile system container
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- inquiriesRequests for information
listings · helpline · hotline · locator · search · lookup · telephone · numbers · addresses · contacts
info
Knowledge, abbreviated
- informationKnowledge about something
- detailsSpecific pieces of information
- scoopFirst-reported story
lowdown · skinny · heads-up · update · news · intel · gossip · rumor · word · tip
- Three-Digit Numbers100, 101, 110, 111, 180
- directoriesphone book, phone books, white pages, phone directory, business directory
- phone codes+1, +44, country code, area code, 404
- telecom codesarea code, country code, dialing code, regional code, prefix
- HTTP codes200, 403, 404, 500, 501
- phone callsphone number, robocall, cell number, cold call, mobile number
411ignorance
Absence of knowledge
cluelessness · unawareness · obliviousness · confusion · mystery
False data spread unintentionally
disinformation · lies · falsehoods · rumors · fake news
411silence
Total lack of sound
secrecy · cover-up · concealment · stonewalling · blackout