AREA CODE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does area code mean? 

• AREA CODE (noun)
  The noun AREA CODE has 1 sense:

1. a number usually of 3 digits assigned to a telephone area as in the United States and Canada

  Familiarity information: AREA CODE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AREA CODE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A number usually of 3 digits assigned to a telephone area as in the United States and Canada

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("area code" is a kind of...):

code (a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy)