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MDN

MDN

8.4
The phone number used to identify a mobile phone on a cell phone network
  • noun
  • Specialized
: número de teléfono móvil
  • My phone's MDN is required to access the cellular network for calls and texts.

Examples

  • The customer service representative asked for my MDN to verify my account information.

  • To activate the device, you need to input the MDN provided by your mobile carrier.

  • When Ydigoras won the election, the MDN threw out the results and seized power.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Fearing military reprisals, the MDN conceded.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The rate of observed growth in the fall-to-winter semester (Mdn = 1.32) was greater than that in the winter-to-spring semester (Mdn = 0.85).

    Academic text (2008)

  • The rate of observed growth in the fall-to-winter semester (Mdn = 1.32) was greater than that in the winter-to-spring semester (Mdn = 0.85).

    Academic text (2008)

  • Ydigoras responded by threatening a military-backed coup d'état and forced the MDN to call new elections.

    Academic text (2001)

Synonyms

phone number
vsMDN
421 1.0

A set of numbers people use to call each other

identifies a mobile device on cellular networks rather than a telephone line

Surface Forms

MDN singular
MDNs plural

Etymology

MDN stands for Mobile Directory Number, the phone number a mobile network uses to find and identify your device. That's why your MDN is the number you give when a mobile company needs to check or move your service.