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Enhanced 911, E-911 or E911 is a system used in North America that links emergency callers with the appropriate public resources.

The three-digit emergency telephone number originated in the United Kingdom in 1937 and has spread to continents and countries across the globe.

Other easy dial codes, including the 112 number adopted by the European Union in 1991, have been deployed to provide free-of-charge emergency calls.