: a telephone service that allows a subscriber to identify the telephone number of a caller before answering the call
called also caller identification
Examples of caller ID in a Sentence
a phone system with caller ID
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Scammers use spoofing technology to fake caller IDs, making the call look official.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
Remember, crooks can spoof caller IDs and plant bogus customer service information online.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 8 July 2025
Do not trust the name and number that shows up on you caller ID or in a text.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 8 July 2025
Nothing says a caller ID feature is on deck for later this year.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 1 July 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
Remember, crooks can spoof caller IDs and plant bogus customer service information online.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 8 July 2025
Do not trust the name and number that shows up on you caller ID or in a text.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 8 July 2025
Nothing says a caller ID feature is on deck for later this year.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 1 July 2025
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“Caller ID.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caller%20ID. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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caller ID
noun
: a telephone service that identifies the phone number of a caller
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