photo card

Image on plastic

A photo card is a small card featuring a photograph, typically of a celebrity or pop idol.

The term is especially common in K-pop fan culture, where collectible photo cards of group members are included with album purchases: I'm trying to collect all the photo cards from the new release.

Fans trade, sell, and display them.

The term also applies to identification cards that include a photograph.

Related
  • IDIdentity document abbreviation
  • badgeWorn symbol of membership
  • portraitArtistic depiction of someone
  • snapshotInformal photograph taken quickly
  • polaroidSelf-developing photograph

laminated · headshot · keepsake · collectible · collector's item · trading · limited edition · K-pop · idol · fanmade · official · holographic · sleeve · album · membership · lanyard · glossy · printed

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Opposites
identification method

photo cardsignature card

Bank's stored autograph specimen

keycard · access code · numbered card · password · fingerprint scan

physicality/format

photo cardblank card

Unprinted game piece

facial recognition

physical vs. digital format

photo cardbiometric scan

Identification via physical traits

Family

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