: 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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Indeed, when ImStillDissin called THR on Signal for the earlier report in April, his caller ID name appeared as Devesh.
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Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
Scammers can use tactics such as caller ID spoofing and ringless voicemail to reach you without making the call feel normal.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
That assumption is breaking down as scammers gain access to tools that can mimic voices and spoof caller IDs, Bednowitz says.
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Mike Winters,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
Scammers increasingly rely on caller ID spoofing to make calls appear to come from legitimate government numbers.
—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
Scammers can use tactics such as caller ID spoofing and ringless voicemail to reach you without making the call feel normal.
—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
That assumption is breaking down as scammers gain access to tools that can mimic voices and spoof caller IDs, Bednowitz says.
—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
Scammers increasingly rely on caller ID spoofing to make calls appear to come from legitimate government numbers.
—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Caller ID.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caller%20ID. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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caller ID
noun
: a telephone service that identifies the phone number of a caller
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