caller box — (See caller service) … Glossary of postal terms
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 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 display — caller di splay BrE .caller I D AmE n [U and C] a special service on your telephone that lets you know who is calling before you answer the telephone … Dictionary of contemporary English
Caller ID spoofing — Example of Caller ID spoofed via Orange Boxing, both the name and number are faked to reference leetspeak . Caller ID spoofing is the practice of causing the telephone network to display a number on the recipient s Caller ID display that is not… … Wikipedia
Service Improvement Plan — The Service Improvement Plan (SIP) is a program mandated by the Canadian Radio television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to provide a defined level of basic telephone service to all Canadians, other than those so isolated that it is… … Wikipedia
caller ID — noun a small display that will show you the telephone number of the party calling you • Hypernyms: ↑display, ↑video display * * * noun [noncount] : a service that allows you to see who is calling before you answer a telephone call a phone system… … Useful english dictionary
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
caller ID — /kaw leuhr/ a telephone service that allows a subscriber to identify a caller before answering by displaying the caller s telephone number on a small screen. [1985 90] * * * … Universalium
caller ID — n. a telephone service that allows a subscriber to identify a caller before answering by displaying the caller s telephone number on a small screen • Etymology: 1985–90 … From formal English to slang