voicemail

Recorded phone messages

Voicemail is a system that records telephone messages when the recipient doesn't answer.

The term also refers to the messages themselves: I left you a voicemail, Check your voicemail.

It replaced answering machines for most purposes once mobile phones became standard.

Also spelled voice mail.

message

greeting

Expression of welcome

notification · memo · archive · playback · caller · timestamp · delete · save · replay · duration

alert

notification

Formal notice given

  • beepShort electronic tone
  • toneQuality of sound
  • chimeMelodic bell sound

ring · vibration · indicator · prompt · icon · badge · flash · sound · buzz · signal

recording

audio

Transmitted sound content

capture · playback · greeting · outgoing · beep · tone · recording · spoken · dictaphone · narration

system

voicemailbox

Telephone message storage

VoIP · extension · directory · operator · PIN · passcode · setup · carrier · landline · cellular

status

unheard

Not perceived aurally

pending · saved · deleted · full · empty · unread · unopened · waiting · incoming · unanswered

callback

return

Go back again

contact · reach · reconnect · telephone · dial · urgent · missed · important

Categories
Opposites
communication synchronicity

voicemailvideo call

Real-time visual telecommunication

live chat · phone call · conference call · instant messaging · FaceTime

communication medium

voicemailtext message

Brief electronic communication

SMS · email · letter · instant message · telegram

communication presence

voicemailphysical presence

Being somewhere in body

Phrases
Family

voicemails, voicemailboxes

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