: 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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This technology, combined with powerful computing and artificial intelligence methods, allows researchers to create an ID card for each cell type. Katie Hunt, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024 Irish citizens can also go into European Union countries (and the United Kingdom) with only an ID card. David Matthews, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024 The most common are Florida driver’s licenses or state ID cards. Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2024 Mississippi requires only a photo ID, while Nevada will only accept a valid state driver’s license or ID card. Addy Bink, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ID card 

Word History

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 21 Dec. 2024.

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