calling-cards
Formal identity slips
Calling cards are small cards bearing a person's name, traditionally left when visiting someone who wasn't home—a formal social custom now largely obsolete.
The term extends to any distinctive mark or characteristic that identifies someone: Leaving no witnesses was the killer's calling card.
In telecommunications, a calling card is a prepaid card for making phone calls, especially from public phones or when traveling.
Strict observance of convention
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
reception · salver · engraved · proper · genteel · decorum · manners · Victorian
People you know professionally
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- handoutFree distribution to recipients
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
- meet-and-greetScheduled public introduction
connection · referral · outreach · rapport · engagement · acquaintance · professional · corporate
Old valued collectible
- ephemeraDisposables preserved as collectibles
- VictorianOf a prim era
- vintageQuality from past eras
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
heirloom · memorabilia · heritage · chromolithograph · scrapbook · album · curio · relic
Handwritten name for verification
- distinctiveReadily identifiable, set apart
- personalizedAdapted for an individual
- monogramInterlaced personal initials
- engravedCut into surface
customized · bespoke · name · title · logo · design · typography · embossed
Handwritten name for verification
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- hallmarkDistinguishing characteristic or mark
- indicatorSign revealing status
- markerSomething that signals location
characteristic · identifier · giveaway · fingerprint · stamp · clue · evidence · trace
formality
Strict observance of convention
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
introduction · reception · salver · engraved · proper · genteel · decorum · manners · Victorian · Edwardian
contacts
People you know professionally
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- handoutFree distribution to recipients
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
meet-and-greet · connection · referral · outreach · rapport · engagement · acquaintance · professional · corporate · branding
antique
Old valued collectible
nostalgia · heirloom · memorabilia · heritage · chromolithograph · scrapbook · album · curio · relic · historical
signature
Handwritten name for verification
- distinctiveReadily identifiable, set apart
- personalizedAdapted for an individual
- monogramInterlaced personal initials
engraved · customized · bespoke · name · title · logo · design · typography · embossed · letterpress
signature
Handwritten name for verification
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- hallmarkDistinguishing characteristic or mark
- indicatorSign revealing status
marker · characteristic · identifier · giveaway · fingerprint · stamp · clue · evidence · trace · imprint
calling-cardsinstant messaging
Live online text communication
video calls · social media · direct dial · email · texting
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