voice mail
or voice·mail
[vois-meyl]
- an electronic system enabling the recording and storage of (usually digitized) voice messages, which can subsequently be retrieved by the intended recipient.
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But, Adnan suggest that Jay butt-dialed Nisha by mistake on his phone and accidentally left a two-minute voicemail.
The Scoop on ‘Serial’: Making Sense of The Nisha Call, Asia's Letters, and Our ObsessionEmily Shire
December 11, 2014
The sounds of text message and voicemail notifications were a clear indictor that we were back to reality.
Do You Suffer From Smartphone Anxiety? (And if So, What the Hell’s Your Problem?)Melissa Fares
April 30, 2014
“I had a voicemail saying ‘Hello, Mark, this is Tom,’” he said.
Leave a voicemail—Call someone just to say hi but use a service like Slydial to be connected directly to their voicemail.
An email from Mulcaire to the desk editor Ian Edmondson, cited “44 messages” in her voicemail.
Prosecutors Allege Affair Between Rebekah Brooks And Andy CoulsonPeter Jukes, Nico Hines
October 31, 2013
voice mail
- an electronic system for the transfer and storage of telephone messages, which can then be dealt with by the user at his or her convenience
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Word Origin and History for voicemail
n.
also (and originally) voice mail, by 1982.
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