: 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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In Massachusetts, 58% of all active registry issued credentials, licenses and ID cards are REAL ID compliant, a MassDOT spokesperson said Tuesday. Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 7 May 2025 Real IDs are similar to driver’s licenses and ID cards, but they are marked with a star in the upper right corner. Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2025 Additional information on how to get a compliant ID card can be found on the DHS’s website or any state Department of Motor Vehicles or equivalent agency’s website. Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 6 May 2025 Those lists are compiled using data from California driver’s licenses and ID cards, state tax filings and local voter registration rolls. Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 6 May 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 18 May. 2025.

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