(ばんごうつうち)

ばんごうつうち
noun
caller ID; number notification
technologycommunication
1. 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(ばんごうつうち)オフになっている。
Caller ID is turned off.
番号通知(ばんごうつうち)なし電話(でんわ)()ないことにしている
I've decided not to answer calls without caller ID.
Since I get a lot of spam calls, I check the caller ID before answering.

Composed of 番号(ばんごう) (number) and 通知(つうち) (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(ばんごうつうち) is the more general, carrier-neutral term used for the concept itself.

Calls made without displaying the number are described as 非通知(ひつうち) (withheld number), and many Japanese people automatically reject 非通知(ひつうち) calls due to the prevalence of phone scams.

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