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caller ID
noun \-ˌī-ˈdē\
: a service that allows you to see who is calling before you answer a telephone call
Full Definition of CALLER ID
: a telephone service that allows a subscriber to identify the telephone number of a caller before answering the call —called also caller identification
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First Known Use of CALLER ID
1989
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