In plain English
It is the string of digits used when making telephone contact. Those digits point to a specific phone or to a particular person or organization reached by phone.
In context
Here, "phone number" labels the field for the sequence of digits used to contact the account holder by telephone.
- Situation
- Profile setup, contact details, verification fields, and preference settings
- What it communicates
- labels the contact field for the account holder's phone contact detail.
Meaning limits
The term itself does not establish whether the number is for an individual contact or for an organization.
Examples
“When he dialed one digit wrong in the phone number, he reached a different family.”
“The clerk entered the account holder's phone number on the application.”