comp card

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Noun[edit]

comp card (plural comp cards)

  1. Clipping of composite card; a marketing tool for actors and especially models, consisting of a card with pictures of the person on it.
    Synonyms: comp, Sed card, Z card
    • 2008, Didiayer Snyder, On Your Mark—An Insight Guide to Modeling, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 30:
      When a client asks to see models from various agencies, it can cause confusion if your comp card arrives from two different agencies.
    • 2018, Crystal A. Wright, Crystal Wright’s The Hair Makeup & Fashion Styling Career Guide[1], Motivational Media Productions, →ISBN:
      Because less is more and the purpose of a comp card is to give the decision-maker a taste of what they'll find in your portfolio, not the whole shebang!

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