Transmitting contact details via electronic mail often involves representing numerical sequences in text form. For example, a sequence such as 555-123-4567 can be entered directly into the body of an email message or included as part of an electronic business card attachment. This method allows the sharing of telephone contact data with others.
The ability to share contact information digitally offers several advantages. It facilitates quick distribution of data to multiple recipients, ensures accuracy by reducing transcription errors, and provides a searchable record for future reference. Historically, exchanging this data relied on physical address books or verbally conveying the digits, introducing potential for mistakes and inefficiencies.