112

Etymology
Selected by the European Union as the 3-digit number fastest to dial on cellular and rotary phones without the likelihood of accidental dialing caused by hanging up a landline telephone, sometimes interpreted by phone networks as a 1.

Proper noun

 * 1) The telephone number for emergency services on all GSM cell phones and in the EU, Russia, United Kingdom, Ireland, India, Indonesia, Turkey, Ukraine, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome, the Seychelles, Uganda, East Timor, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, North Macedonia, Vatican City, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, and Saint Vincent.
 * 2) The telephone number for ambulance services in Afghanistan, Angola, Benin, Bhutan, Burundi, and Burkina Faso.
 * 3) The telephone number for law enforcement in South Korea, Norway, Colombia, Serbia, Lebanon, Syria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Papua New Guinea, and Mauritius.
 * 4) The telephone number for firefighting assistance in Equatorial Guinea and Nauru.
 * 1) The telephone number for firefighting assistance in Equatorial Guinea and Nauru.

Proper noun

 * , the pan-European emergency phone number.

Etymology
See the etymology on the English entry.

Pronunciation

 * The phone number is always pronounced as each digit individually.

Proper noun

 * , the pan-European emergency phone number

Pronunciation
Usage note: '112' can either be pronounced as 'one-one-two' (/ɛt.ɛtˈtvoː/) or 'hundred-twelve' (/ˈhɵndraˈtɔlv/).

Proper noun

 * , the pan-European emergency phone number.