: 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.
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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
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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
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“ID card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ID%20card. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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