caller ID

[kaw-ler]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a telephone service that allows a subscriber to identify a caller before answering by displaying the caller's telephone number on a small screen.

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First recorded in 1985–90

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Examples have not been reviewed.

Ofcom advises people not to trust the caller ID display on their phone when trying to avoid scams.

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The caller ID was falsified to make it seem as if the calls were coming from the former New Hampshire chairwoman of the Democratic Party.

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Ofcom has warned against relying on caller ID to tell if calls are legitimate.

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“It just didn’t make sense with the caller ID,” Lundqvist recalled thinking back in June.

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He called his gadget Doorbot back then, and said it was like a “caller ID” for your doorbell.

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