identification number

Personal tracking code

An identification number is a unique sequence of digits assigned to distinguish one person, account, or item from others in a system.

Social Security numbers identify individuals for government purposes; student IDs track enrollment; serial numbers mark manufactured goods.

I need your identification number to look up your account.

Often shortened to ID number.

Related

MAC address · PIN · alphanumeric · digit · VIN · dossier · RFID chip · verification · national ID · student ID · social security · tax ID · license plate · unique · UUID · ID · population count · sequence

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Opposites
identifier type

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Identifying word for someone

personal name · given name · proper name · nickname · title

anonymity vs. traceability

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Unknown identity state

namelessness · untraceability · facelessness · incognito · pseudonym

Family

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