nameplate
noun
name·plate
ˈnām-ˌplāt 
: something (such as a plate or plaque) bearing a name (as of a resident or manufacturer)
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At the same time, the four-seater brings back an iconic nameplate that was previously gone but not forgotten.
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New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2025
The nameplate is touting clean fuel propulsion, meaning the vessel is more akin to the all-electric EQS 680 SUV rather than, say, the new SL 680 Monogram.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
The catalog number can be found on the upper right portion of the product’s nameplate.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Close, 78, gave the women Lucite nameplates engraved with their characters’ names to sit on their desks.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
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New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2025
The nameplate is touting clean fuel propulsion, meaning the vessel is more akin to the all-electric EQS 680 SUV rather than, say, the new SL 680 Monogram.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
The catalog number can be found on the upper right portion of the product’s nameplate.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Close, 78, gave the women Lucite nameplates engraved with their characters’ names to sit on their desks.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Nameplate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nameplate. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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