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caller ID

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call·er ID  (kôlr)
n.
A telephone service that provides for subscribers the name and telephone number of a caller, which appear on a display as the call is being received.
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Noun1.caller IDcaller ID - a small display that will show you the telephone number of the party calling you
video display, display - an electronic device that represents information in visual form


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As its name implies, the caller ID device displays the originating telephone number of an incoming call, allowing the recipient to know, before answering the call, the number of the party calling.
Caller ID: maintaining investigative security by Williams, David P. / The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
Controversy swirls around use of Caller ID technology
PUC to mull telephone CLASS proposals by White, Todd / Los Angeles Business Journal
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