: a card bearing identifying data (such as age or organizational membership) about the individual whose name appears thereon
called also identification card, identity card
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Apple says this payload includes a digital signature from the Digital ID card’s issuing authority, which ultimately verifies the user’s identity.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2025
Military members must show proof of service through military ID cards, Veterans Affairs cards or discharge papers.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Nov. 2025
Military members must show proof of service through military ID cards, Veterans Affairs cards or discharge papers.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 10 Nov. 2025
So unnerved that — after pouring his heart out to the young writer — Allman demanded to see his ID card.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2025
Military members must show proof of service through military ID cards, Veterans Affairs cards or discharge papers.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Nov. 2025
Military members must show proof of service through military ID cards, Veterans Affairs cards or discharge papers.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 10 Nov. 2025
So unnerved that — after pouring his heart out to the young writer — Allman demanded to see his ID card.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025
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“ID card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ID%20card. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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