: 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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Carman provides teams with a dog vest, ID card, and liability insurance that covers them in the field. Kathleen Toner, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025 The digital ID card, which can be kept on a smartphone, would include a holder’s name, residency status, date of birth and nationality. Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025 How to make an Indiana BMV appointment Travelers can still get their REAL ID cards at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025 Plus, add the extra time at polling stations to check our ID card. Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ID card

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First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ID card was in 1937

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“ID card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ID%20card. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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