Caller ID or caller's ID
Is it "caller ID" or "caller's ID"?
If both are possible, do they mean the same thing?
If not, when should I use each of them?
Would you please give me some examples?
Thank you.
Top answer
My feeling is that "caller ID" is the technical set phrase used to refer to the originating telephone number of an incoming call, while "caller's ID" is an "ordinary" descriptive English rendition. If you mean the incoming caller's telephone number then I would favour the former.
- My feeling is that "caller ID" is the technical set phrase used to refer to the originating telephone number of an incoming call, while "caller's ID" is an "ordinary" descriptive English rendition.
- If you mean the incoming caller's telephone number then I would favour the former.
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My feeling is that "caller ID" is the technical set phrase used to refer to the originating telephone number of an incoming call, while "caller's ID" is an "ordinary" descriptive English rendition. If you mean the incoming caller's telephone number then I would favour the former.
0"caller ID" is the number of the incoming call as seen on some screen at the call destination point.
But if I hear the expression "caller's ID", I think of some identification or verification number that the caller needs to mention as a sort of password.
When I call the bank they can see my caller ID, but then they ask for an ID like an account number, for example, or maybe the sec
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