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caller ID; number display; number notification
A telephone feature that displays the caller's phone number on the recipient's screen before the call is answered.
番号通知がオフになっている。
Caller ID is turned off.
番号通知なしの電話には出ないことにしている。
I've decided not to answer calls without caller ID.
迷惑電話が多いので、番号通知を確認してから出るようにしている。
Since I get a lot of spam calls, I check the caller ID before answering.
Composed of 番号 (number) and 通知 (notification). In Japan, NTT's caller ID service is called ナンバーディスプレイ, but 番号通知 is the more general, carrier-neutral term used for the concept itself.
Calls made without displaying the number are described as 非通知 (withheld number), and many Japanese people automatically reject 非通知 calls due to the prevalence of phone scams.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 番号通知サービス: caller ID service
- 番号通知を設定する: to set up caller ID
- 番号通知拒否: blocking calls without caller ID
SIMILAR WORDS:
- ナンバーディスプレイ: Number Display — NTT's branded caller ID service
- 非通知: withheld number; anonymous call
- 着信履歴: call history; call log