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card - a card certifying the identity of the bearer; "he had to show his card to get in" |
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positive identification evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance; "a system for positive identification can prevent the use of a single identity by several people"
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business card a card on which are printed the person's name and business affiliation
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donor card a card that you carry on your person and that authorizes the use of your organs for transplantation after your death
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keycard a plastic card that has a magnetically coded strip that is scanned in order to operate a mechanism
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membership card a card certifying membership in an organization
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borrower's card,
library card a card certifying the bearer's right to use the library
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ration card a card certifying the bearer's right to purchase rationed goods
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card - one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes; "he collected cards and traded them with the other boys" |
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paper a medium for written communication; "the notion of an office running without paper is absurd"
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playing card one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games
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hollerith card,
punch card,
punched card a card on which data can be recorded in the form of punched holes
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tarot,
tarot card any of a set of (usually 72) cards that include 22 cards representing virtues and vices and death and fortune etc.; used by fortunetellers
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trading card a card with a picture on it; collected and traded by children
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card - a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures); "they sent us a card from Miami" |
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correspondence communication by the exchange of letters
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get-well card a card expressing get-well wishes
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greeting card a card sent to express personal greetings
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mailing-card,
post card,
postal card,
postcard a card for sending messages by post without an envelope
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sympathy card a card expressing sympathy
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card - (golf) a record of scores (as in golf); "you have to turn in your card to get a handicap" |
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scorecard |
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record book,
record,
book the sum of recognized accomplishments; "the lawyer has a good record"; "the track record shows that he will be a good president"
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golf,
golf game a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
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card - thin cardboard, usually rectangular |
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cardboard,
composition board a stiff moderately thick paper
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timecard a card used with a time clock to record an employee's starting and quitting times each day
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card - ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor; "I was carded when I tried to buy a beer!" |
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see to it,
ensure,
ascertain,
insure,
assure,
control,
see,
check learn or discover with certainty
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