"*67" meaning in English

See *67 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} *67
  1. (US, telephony) The telephone number used to block caller ID. Tags: US Categories (topical): Telephony, Telephony Coordinate_terms: *69, 311, 411, 811, 911
    Sense id: en-*67-en-name-5q3yx3GB Disambiguation of Telephony: 53 47 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English numeronyms, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 49 Disambiguation of English numeronyms: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 53 47 Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications, telephony

Verb

Forms: *67s [present, singular, third-person], *67ing [participle, present], *67ed [participle, past], *67ed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|\*67s|\*67ing|\*67ed}} *67 (third-person singular simple present *67s, present participle *67ing, simple past and past participle *67ed)
  1. (US, telephony) To use the telephone number prefix to block caller ID. Tags: US Categories (topical): Telephony, Telephony
    Sense id: en-*67-en-verb-XR0Gjy~S Disambiguation of Telephony: 53 47 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English numeronyms, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 49 Disambiguation of English numeronyms: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 53 47 Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications, telephony

Inflected forms

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