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IDENTITY CARD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A card certifying the identity of the bearer
Example:
he had to show his card to get in
Synonyms:
card; identity card
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("identity card" is a kind of...):
positive identification (evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "identity card"):
business card (a card on which are printed the person's name and business affiliation)
donor card (a card that you carry on your person and that authorizes the use of your organs for transplantation after your death)
keycard (a plastic card that has a magnetically coded strip that is scanned in order to operate a mechanism)
membership card (a card certifying membership in an organization)
borrower's card; library card (a card certifying the bearer's right to use the library)
ration card (a card certifying the bearer's right to purchase rationed goods)
