voice mail

noun

a computerized system for answering and routing telephone calls; telephone messages can be recorded and stored and relayed

• Syn: ↑voicemail

• Hypernyms: ↑telephone, ↑telephony

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noun

: an electronic communication system in which spoken messages are recorded or digitized and stored for later playback for the intended recipient ; also : such a message

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—voice-mail, adj.

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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voice mail or voiceˈmail noun (telecommunications)

A system by which telephone messages can be stored in a central location and picked up by the addressee at their convenience

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Main Entry: ↑voice

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voice mail,

a system for communication by telephone that records messages electronically for later retrieval by subscribers who dial a central computer to get the messages stored under a subscriber's identification number.

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(also voicemail) n. a centralized electronic system that can store messages from telephone callers

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noun, pl ⋯ mails

[noncount] : a system in which callers can leave recorded messages for you over the telephone

Just leave a message on my voice mail.

also [count] : a message left using this system

I left her a voice mail.

You have two new voice mails.

a voice-mail message