answerphones
Automated telephone secretaries
Answerphones are devices that answer telephone calls and record messages when no one is available to pick up.
The term is chiefly British; Americans typically say answering machine.
Both have largely been replaced by voicemail systems, though the older technology persists in some homes and offices.
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- audioTransmitted sound content
- captureTake into custody
- voiceSound from throat
- playbackReproducing recorded media
microcassette · digital · archive · preserve · store · save · record · rewind
Recorded caller messages
- landlineStationary wired telephone
- cordlessWithout attached wiring
- handsetHeld telephone component
- caller IDDisplays incoming number
ringtone · speakerphone · microcassette · digital recorder · incoming call · extension · intercom · busy signal
Recorded caller messages
- greetingExpression of welcome
- recorded messageStored spoken communication
- notificationFormal notice given
- memoBrief internal message
announcement · timestamp · new message · inbox · alert · update · correspondence · leave a message
Phone contact attempt failed
- unavailableCannot be accessed
- unreachableCannot be accessed
- awayNot in this location
- out of officeTemporarily unreachable at work
callback · return call · busy · engaged · gone out · after hours
Displays incoming number
- call screeningReviewing callers before answering
- telemarketersSales callers by phone
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
- gatekeepingControlling access to something
privacy · blocked numbers · unknown caller · solicitors · nuisance calls · do not disturb
tape
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playback · microcassette · digital · archive · preserve · store · save · record · rewind · erase
voicemail
Recorded caller messages
caller ID · ringtone · speakerphone · microcassette · digital recorder · incoming call · extension · intercom · busy signal · redial
voicemail
Recorded caller messages
- greetingExpression of welcome
- recorded messageStored spoken communication
- notificationFormal notice given
memo · announcement · timestamp · new message · inbox · alert · update · correspondence · leave a message · return call
missed call
Phone contact attempt failed
- unavailableCannot be accessed
- unreachableCannot be accessed
- awayNot in this location
out of office · callback · return call · busy · engaged · gone out · after hours
caller ID
Displays incoming number
- call screeningReviewing callers before answering
- telemarketersSales callers by phone
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
gatekeeping · privacy · blocked numbers · unknown caller · solicitors · nuisance calls · do not disturb
answerphonespersonal assistant
Hired organizational helper
switchboard operator · telephone operator · secretary · concierge · front desk