- caller ID
- noun Date: 1989 a telephone service that allows a subscriber to identify the telephone number of a caller before answering the call — called also caller identification
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
caller ID
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Caller ID — (caller identification, CID), also called calling line identification (CLID) or calling number identification (CNID) or Calling Line Identification Presentation (CLIP), is a telephone service, available in analog and digital phone systems and… … Wikipedia
Caller — may refer to one of the following:*Caller (telecommunications), a party that originates a call *Caller (dancing), a person that calls dance figures in round dances and square dances *Caller to Islam, the Islamic equivalent of a Christian… … Wikipedia
caller ID — ˌcaller IˈD also ˌcaller disˈplay noun [uncountable] TELECOMMUNICATIONS a system that shows you which telephone number is calling you when someone makes a call * * * caller ID UK US noun [U] (UK also caller display) … Financial and business terms
caller ID — UK / US or caller display UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms caller ID : singular caller ID plural caller IDs a system that shows you the telephone number of someone who is calling you before you pick up the phone … English dictionary
Caller — Cal ler, a. [Scot.] 1. Cool; refreshing; fresh; as, a caller day; the caller air. Jamieson. [1913 Webster] 2. Fresh; in good condition; as, caller berrings. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caller — cal‧ler [ˈkɔːlə ǁ ər] noun [countable] the person who makes a phone call: • The caller didn t leave their number. * * * caller UK US /ˈkɔːlər/ noun [C] ► COMMUNICATIONS a person who makes a phone call: »On Wednesday nearly all the phone lines… … Financial and business terms
caller — ● caller nom masculin (anglais caller, de to call, appeler) Dans les square dances, celui qui annonce les figures … Encyclopédie Universelle
caller — caller; mis·caller; … English syllables
Caller — Call er, n. One who calls. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caller ID — caller I D noun count or uncount a system that shows you the telephone number of someone who is calling you before you pick up the phone … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
caller — c.1500, one who proclaims, agent noun from CALL (Cf. call) (v.). Meaning one who announces step changes at a dance is recorded from 1882; one who places a telephone call, 1898. Meaning a social visitor is attested from 1786 … Etymology dictionary
