identity document

Summary

identity document ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,131 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• identity document is a type of identity certificate^[2].
• identity document is a type of personal data^[3].
• identity document is used for identification^[4].
• identity document's Commons category is recorded as Identity documents^[5].
• identity document's Unicode character is recorded as 🆔^[6].
• identity document's Unicode character is recorded as 🪪^[7].
• identity document comprises national identity card^[8].
• identity document comprises driver's license^[9].
• identity document comprises passport^[10].
• identity document's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Identity documents^[11].
• identity document's Commons gallery is recorded as Identity document^[12].
• identity document's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox identity document^[13].
• identity document's different from is recorded as personal identity^[14].
• identity document's different from is recorded as identity^[15].
• identity document's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[16].
• identity document's model item is recorded as driver's license^[17].
• identity document's model item is recorded as passport^[18].
• identity document's model item is recorded as national identity card^[19].
• identity document's model item is recorded as library card^[20].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include identity certificate^[2] and personal data^[3].

Use and Application

identity document is used for identification^[4]. Components include national identity card^[8]; driver's license^[9], a type of license^[21]; and passport^[10].

Influence

Things named for identity document include Real ID Act^[22], an Act of Congress in the United States^[23], in United States^[24].

Why It Matters

identity document ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,131 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]

Entities named for it include Real ID Act^[22], an Act of Congress in the United States^[23], in United States^[24].