CALLER ID
\kˈɔːləɹ ˌa͡ɪdˈiː], \kˈɔːləɹ ˌaɪdˈiː], \k_ˈɔː_l_ə_ɹ ˌaɪ_d_ˈiː]\
Definitions of CALLER ID
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- 1985 - The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
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By Princeton University
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(CID) A short piece of text transmitted bysome telephone systems describing the origin of a call,e.g. the name of the caller. Some telephone handsets candisplay this. A computer telephony integration system mightuse it to trigger actions on the callee's computer such aslooking up the caller in a database and displaying theirdetails on screen.There may also be a separate "caller id number" giving thetelephone number of the originator of the call.
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