: 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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Instead of printing on film paper, the machine produces high-quality, hard-plastic Rebel and Resistance ID cards.
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Eve Chen, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
Residents will need to use their iPhones to scan their physical driver's license or state ID card, and take a selfie that will be securely provided to the issuing state for verification.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
The symbol stamped on your Real ID card will vary, depending on the issuing state.
—Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 18 Nov. 2025
Apple says this payload includes a digital signature from the Digital ID card’s issuing authority, which ultimately verifies the user’s identity.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2025
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Eve Chen, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
Residents will need to use their iPhones to scan their physical driver's license or state ID card, and take a selfie that will be securely provided to the issuing state for verification.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
The symbol stamped on your Real ID card will vary, depending on the issuing state.
—Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 18 Nov. 2025
Apple says this payload includes a digital signature from the Digital ID card’s issuing authority, which ultimately verifies the user’s identity.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2025
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“ID card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ID%20card. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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