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call history

Call history is a record of the telephone calls made to and from a particular phone number or account over a period of time.

In plain English

It is a dated record that tracks phone calls going out from and coming in to one phone number or account. It covers those calls across a span of time, not just a single call or moment.

In context

Here, call history labels the record of calls to and from the phone number or account for the billing period being shown.

Situation
Reading telecom bills, usage, overage, credits, contract period, and payment status
What it communicates
labels the list of calls shown for the billing period.

Meaning limits

The term itself does not say how much detail the record includes or how the time period is set.

Examples

“The call history showed calls from the school and calls to the pharmacy over the past week.”

Core meaning

“For the billing period shown, the call history includes the incoming and outgoing calls for that account.”

In context