telephone directory
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book that lists phone numbers of people and businesses
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- Subclass of
- catalogue
- Image
- Telefonkatalog 1928.jpg
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- Commons category
- Phone books
- different from
- Directory
- P8168
- Thomas Pesquet
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Encyclopedic overview
A "white pages" telephone directory, note yellow pages section in back
A telephone directory, commonly called a telephone book, telephone address book or phonebook, is a listing of telephone subscribers in a geographical area or subscribers to services provided by the organization that publishes the directory. Its purpose is to allow the telephone number of a subscriber identified by name and address to be found. It may include a 'yellow pages' section that list businesses by type, architects, beauticians, carpenters, etc., or the Yellow pages may be provided as a separate volume. The slogan "Let Your Fingers Do the Walking", introduced by the Bell System, refers to use of Yellow Pages phone books.
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