identity cards
Proof of self
Identity cards are official documents, typically wallet-sized and often with a photograph, that verify a person's name, age, and other identifying information.
Governments issue national identity cards in many countries, though the practice varies widely—some nations require citizens to carry them at all times, while others have no such system.
The term also covers institutional IDs like employee badges and student cards.
You'll need to show your identity card at the security desk.
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- documentWritten or electronic file
- birth certificateOfficial record of arrival
- photo IDImage-bearing identity document
- personal informationIdentifying details about someone
verification · background check · security clearance · biometrics · facial recognition · citizenship · national ID · real ID · official · civil status · voter registration · smart cards · nationality · wallet · swipe · authentication · expiration · visa
- secure documentsbanknotes, passports, checks, certificates, ID cards
- WWII artifactsdog tags, helmets, service medals, war bonds, ration books
- WWII OccupationNazi occupation, occupied territory, occupation zone, Vichy France, Vichy
- Ruanda-UrundiBelgium, Kigali, Hutu, Tutsi, colonial rule
- RwandaKigali, Hutu, Tutsi, Rwandan Genocide, 1994
- Low Countries WWIIArnhem, Bastogne, Antwerp, Brussels, Battle of the Bulge
identity cardsanonymity
Unknown identity state
namelessness · facelessness · incognito · pseudonymity · hidden identity
identity cardsundocumented status
Lacking official authorization to reside
identity cardsprivacy
Freedom from observation
civil liberties · right to be forgotten · personal freedom · data protection · opt-out
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