A few days ago
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What does I.D. really stand for?

I know that it stands for “Identification”, but when I see “I.D.”, What does that “D” stand for? If you get pulled over by a cop, and he asks for some I.D., can I say “My I.D.? Oh, do you mean my Identification Dentification”?

I’m sorry, I’m in a silly mood! It may be just another one of those things that doesn’t have an explanation in the English language. Just curious for an answer, if there is one. I hope at least it brought about a laugh! Thanks and take care….

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A few days ago
Grace1228

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I think it’s technically Identification Document/Documentation but I’m not positive.
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A few days ago
Helpfulhannah
LOL Gimme your I.D. (Identification Dude ) =)

Yeah it’s actually just a Short form of the word identification.i always thought it stood for Identification Documentation.

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A few days ago
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Yeah. It just means Identification.
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A few days ago
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The D doesn’t stand for anything, except apparently just the d in the word IDentification. Kinda dumb if you think about it. Thay should just abbreviate it “I.”
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A few days ago
Anonymous
I guess they call it ID because some people are to lazy to get their tongue around all six syllables of the word, and it would sound weird if one said, “Can I see your I?” By the same token, why does IE stand for “example”?

Oh, maybe ID stands for Identically Dedicated!! LOL!!

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