phonebook

Alphabetical contact volume

A phonebook is a directory listing names, addresses, and telephone numbers, traditionally published as a thick paper volume distributed to households.

The white pages listed residential numbers alphabetically by surname; the yellow pages organized businesses by category.

Once ubiquitous, phonebooks have largely been replaced by online search: Nobody uses a phonebook anymore.

white pages

Residential telephone directory

alphabeticalOrdered by letter sequence
indexAlphabetical guide to contents
listingsPublished directory contents

entries · register · guide · reference · residential · businesses · classification · categorization · compilation · database

contacts

names

Personal identifying words

numbersCounting and calculation symbols
addressesLocations for correspondence
surnamesHereditary family identifiers

entries · emergency · favorites · speed-dial · family · friends · colleagues · acquaintances · landline · mobile

obsolescence

relic

Preserved ancient object

vintageQuality from past eras
outdatedNo longer in use
nostalgiaLonging for the past

rotary · landline · print · paperweight · doorstop · recycling · defunct · analog · throwback · antique

lookup

search

Act of seeking

findLocate through effort
locateDiscover the position of
browseSurvey without intent

flip · thumb through · reference · check · verify · cross-reference · look up · scan · consult · retrieve

phonebook

white pages

names

relic

search

phonebook

Opposites

Categories

Family