telephone extension

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telephone extension

A manager picks up the telephone extension on her desk to answer a call.

Definition

Noun: An additional telephone set that is connected to the same primary telephone line, allowing multiple handsets to share a single phone number and line. It is often used within a home or office to provide convenient access to the telephone from different rooms.

Usage

A "telephone extension" refers to the physical extra phone or the internal line itself. It is typically used to avoid the need to have multiple separate phone lines. - Example: "Please pick up the telephone extension in the kitchen." - Example: "Our office has a telephone extension in every department."

Examples
  • Noun:
    • I'll answer the call on the telephone extension in my study.
    • The receptionist transferred the call to my telephone extension.
    • We need to install another telephone extension for the new conference room.
Advanced Usage
  • "to have an extension": This is a common shortened form in office contexts, where "extension" implicitly means "telephone extension number."
    • My telephone extension is 407. You can dial it directly.
  • "extension phone": A synonymous phrase for the physical device.
    • The cordless handset serves as an extension phone for the main base.
Variants and Related Words
  • Extension (n): In many contexts, especially business, this is a shortened form of "telephone extension."
    • Dial extension 222 to reach the finance department.
  • Internal line (n): A term sometimes used within organizations to describe the same concept.
  • Satellite phone (n): In a home/office phone system, this can refer to a secondary handset, though it is not a standard term for "telephone extension."
Synonyms
  • Extension line: Another term for the additional connection.
  • Additional handset: Refers specifically to the physical telephone device.
Related Phrases
  • To put someone through to an extension: To connect a caller to a specific internal line.
    • Let me put you through to his telephone extension.
  • To dial an extension: To enter the short internal number to reach a specific phone.
    • After the main number, dial the four-digit telephone extension.
telephone extension

A manager picks up the telephone extension on her desk to answer a call.

Noun
  1. an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line

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