Voicemail (Noun)
Meaning
A computerized system for answering and routing telephone calls; telephone messages can be recorded and stored and relayed.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The company's voicemail system allowed employees to retrieve their messages from any phone.
- She checked her voicemail and found three messages from unknown numbers.
- The automated voicemail greeting instructed callers to leave a message after the beep.
- He forgot to check his voicemail over the weekend and was surprised by the number of messages.
- The voicemail system was down for maintenance, so calls were being forwarded to a live operator.