*67
*67 proper noun: the telephone number used to block caller ID.
Proper noun
*67
- The telephone number used to block caller ID.
- Free caller ID blocking. […] The new feature will enable customers to hide their identification from […] caller ID by punching "*67" on push-button phones or dialing "1167" on rotary phones.1990 September 17, “Briefs”, in Network World
- Callers can block their Caller ID information on a per-call basis by dialling *67 before a call is made.2010, House of Representatives, Truth in Caller ID Act of 2010
Verb
*67 (third-person singular simple present *67s, present participle *67ing, simple past and past participle *67ed)
- To use the telephone number prefix to block caller ID.
- I seem to recall that a Rochecter Tel sub called the 800-stopper ANI #, and got readback, then "*67"ed, and called again - this time NOT getting one.1993 September 20, David Lesher, “Caller ID/ANI Thread”, in comp.society.privacy (Usenet)
- [The NSA has] this dude who […] writes down all the numbers that pop up on the caller-id display. Don't forget to *67!!!1994 March, Hackle-b3rry phin, “Keeping a low profile on UNIX systems”, in Brotherhood of Warez, volume 3
Forms of *67
| third-person singular present | *67s |
|---|---|
| present participle | *67ing |
| past participle | *67ed |
| past | *67ed |
Questions about *67
- What does *67 mean?
- *67 means the telephone number used to block caller ID.
- What part of speech is *67?
- *67 can be a proper noun or a verb.
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