identification documents

Proof of identity

Identification documents are official records that verify a person's identity—passports, driver's licenses, birth certificates, national ID cards.

The phrase often appears in bureaucratic and legal contexts: You'll need two forms of identification documents to open an account.

Commonly shortened to ID or IDs in everyday speech.

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green card · birth certificate · entry permit · work permit · boarding pass · library card · union card · photo ID · national ID · social security card · e-passport · e-passport · e-passport

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purpose and function

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Printed contact information slip

greeting card · gift card · membership card · loyalty card · playing cards

identity verification vs. anonymity

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Unknown identity state

undocumented status · pseudonym · alias · disguise · statelessness

official status

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Fraudulently created official papers

fake ID · forged passport

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G