ID

See also: Appendix:Variations of "id"

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Translingual

Symbol

ID

1. The ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for Indonesia.

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English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɪˈdiː/

Noun

ID (countable and uncountable, plural IDs)

1. Initialism of identification or identity documentation.

   Show me your ID.

2. (music) An electronic music track without an official title.
3. (radio, television) An ident.
   • Simran Kohli, The Radio Jockey Hand Book (page 93)

     If not done at the top of the hour, however, the station ID should come at the next possible break in the programme.

4. Abbreviation of identifier.
5. Abbreviation of intelligent design.
6. Abbreviation of industrial design.
7. Abbreviation of inside diameter.
8. Abbreviation of inner diameter.
9. Abbreviation of internal diameter.
10. Abbreviation of industry discount.

Derived terms

• caller ID
• ID card
• IDer
• UID
• user ID

 

Translations

identification or identity documentation — see ID card

Proper noun

ID

1. Abbreviation of Idaho.

Verb

ID (third-person singular simple present IDs or ID's, present participle IDing or ID'ing, simple past and past participle IDed or ID'ed or ID'd)

1. (transitive) To identify (an object, etc.).

   Police have been unable to ID the body found in the river.

2. (transitive) To request to see a person’s identification for proof of identity or age.

   The bartender will have to ID you before serving you a drink.

   • 2007, Jane Haddam, Conspiracy Theory: A Gregor Demarkian Novel

     Anyway, Margiotti found the guard and showed him the picture. He ID'ed it. Sort of. It was dark.

Anagrams

• DI, Di, dI, di, di-