caller ID
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- noun
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identificador de llamadas
- The caller ID revealed an unknown number, so I decided not to answer the call.
- check the caller ID
- call with caller ID
- look at the caller ID
So right away you believe the caller ID because it says it's NYPD.
- So right away you believe the caller ID because it says it's NYPD.
- I didn't get a chance to tell you this, Steve, because I guess you have caller ID.
- So things like answering machines and caller ID, caller ID landlines where you can listen in on calls.
- Or sometimes when the phone rings, people know who it is before they look at, call the caller ID or answer it.
Examples
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But I've got Caller ID on my phone, and I've got your number.
Fiction book (2000) -
When I got home, caller ID showed my friend had called at 10:06 PM.
Blog text (28) -
Back before there was caller ID, this would work on the phone as well.
Blog text (33) -
So basically it has caller ID, which is the unique feature where you can see a stream of the person before you answer the call.
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Here, check the caller ID, I'm going to bed.
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However, the discussion centered around using caller ID to screen calls.
Blog text (23) -
Your number wasn't on my caller ID.
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Do you cringe every time the phone rings or constantly have to look at the caller ID before answering?
Blog text (21) -
We have caller ID.
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Everybody has caller ID.
Synonyms
A phone display that shows the caller's number and sometimes name
How Informative
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'caller' (the person who calls) + 'ID' (identification) yields the identification of the caller (phone number/name). This naming pattern is literal and cross-linguistically familiar for technical services, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Caller ID comes from early phone systems that began showing the number or name of the person calling on a small screen. The word caller is the person calling and ID is short for 'identification', so the term means the service or device that shows who is calling before you answer.