contact information

noun

: personal information (such as a phone number or email address) that enables a person to get in communication with another
exchanged contact information
was careful not to share private contact information on social media

Examples of contact information in a Sentence

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Sacramento County switched to its current alert system in January 2023 and later deleted contact information from its previous system. — Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026 These sensors provide detailed contact information, helping operators handle objects with greater control. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026 Nearly 500,000 of those accounts then exchanged contact information with other users. — Vicky Nguyen, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026 However, Fiennes’ wife, Louise Millington-Cotes, wasn’t comfortable sharing her contact information. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for contact information

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of contact information was in 1969

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“Contact information.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contact%20information. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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