: 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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Many co-ops are hiring security guards to watch the door and check QR codes or ID cards issued to residents.
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Anne Kadet, Curbed, 17 Apr. 2026
Users will verify their age on Europe’s new app by uploading a passport or ID card, according to the statement.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
On Tuesday, Newsom said the DMV would add new digital signatures to the back of drivers’ licenses and ID cards so card readers could detect whether a signature was valid or had been altered.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Even the bathrooms are futuristically secure, guarded by sliding electronic doors that require ID cards for both entrance and, for some reason, egress.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026
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Anne Kadet, Curbed, 17 Apr. 2026
Users will verify their age on Europe’s new app by uploading a passport or ID card, according to the statement.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
On Tuesday, Newsom said the DMV would add new digital signatures to the back of drivers’ licenses and ID cards so card readers could detect whether a signature was valid or had been altered.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Even the bathrooms are futuristically secure, guarded by sliding electronic doors that require ID cards for both entrance and, for some reason, egress.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026
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“ID card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ID%20card. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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