identity card

Noun
  1. A card certifying the identity of the bearer (synset 106489042)
    "he had to show his card to get in"
    is a type of: positive identification - evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance
    subtypes:
    • business card - a card on which are printed the person's name and business affiliation
    • donor card - a card that you carry on your person and that authorizes the use of your organs for transplantation after your death
    • keycard - a plastic card that has a magnetically coded strip that is scanned in order to operate a mechanism
    • membership card - a card certifying membership in an organization
    • borrower's card, library card - a card certifying the bearer's right to use the library
    • ration card - a card certifying the bearer's right to purchase rationed goods
    same as: card

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