office phone

Workplace telephone unit

An office phone is a telephone used for work purposes, typically a landline at someone's workplace.

The term distinguishes business calls from personal ones: Let me give you my office phone rather than my cell.

It implies a more formal channel of communication, often monitored or shared, and suggests availability only during work hours.

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voicemail · missed call · hold · dial · dial tone · ring · cubicle · secretary · transfer · speakerphone · mute · do not disturb · conference · conference call · cordless · handset · intercom · switchboard

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location/context of use

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Residential wired telephone

cell phone · mobile phone · smartphone · portable phone · cellphone

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G