answering machine Hear it!

answering machine definition

answering machine

noun

an electronic device using recording tape or a semiconductor chip to take or give telephone messages automatically
also Brit.answerphone an′·swer·phone′ (an′sər fōn′)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.