The area code for a particular city or region is the series of numbers that you have to dial before someone's personal number if you are making a telephone call to that place from a different area. numbers you use before a phone number when you phone someone in a different area of the country
A number dialed before the desired telephone number that allows the subscriber who is outside a specific area to connect directly with the desired number
Indicates which of the Numbering Plan Areas (NPAs) in North America you want to call
The three digit code representing a specific geographic area, used in routing calls (see also NPA)
This is the standard prefix you must dial to make a national call e g 0208 (London) or 0131 (Edinburgh)
The three-digit numbering plan area code in North America which permits direct distance dialing on the telephone system [The first digit is never 1 or 0, and the second digit is always 1 or 0 ] Synonym: Numbering Plan Area (NPA)
A three-digit prefix used to indicate the destination area for long distance calls Also known as Numbering Plan Area (NPA) You can use the area code to classify calls into call types You can also define geographical regions that are collections of area codes
Assessor assigned code that represents the subpolitical jurisdiction that receive the tax dollars The first two digits represent the school district, the next two digits represent the city or town and the last two digits represent special districts
a three-digit code of a toll center in the North American Numbering Plan; to call outside of your toll center, you first dial 1, then the area code of the toll center you wish to call
The first three digits of a 10-digit telephone number in the North American Numbering Plan See also NANP
a number usually of 3 digits assigned to a telephone area as in the United States and Canada
Previously called Area Code (AC), the Number Plan Area (NPA) is a three-digit code within which telephone numbers are grouped geographically
This argument determines the area code for which the entry is to be defined This can either be the area code of the destination node, a prefix of an area code or an asterisk (``*'') The asterisk represents any area code COMPOSIS(R) supports the mechanism of prefix matching for area codes That is, if an area code searched for in the routing table is not matched exactly, the routing entry with the longest area code which is a prefix of the code searched for is returned It is not allowed to make an routing entry for the area code of the source node
As part of the North American Numbering Plan, area codes designate a certain area within a state for geographical call routing The official telecommunications term is NPA or Numbering Plan Area