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green card
green cardn.1. A card issued by the US government allowing an alien to work at most jobs in the United States.2. A green-colored card shown to the captain of a women's lacrosse team by a referee, indicating a delay-of-game penalty.
[Sense 1, from the green card on which the document was formerly printed.]green card n 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an official permit allowing the holder permanent residence and employment, issued to foreign nationals in the US 2. (Insurance) an insurance document covering motorists against accidents abroad 3. (Social Welfare) social welfare (formerly, in Britain) an identification card issued by the Manpower Services Commission to a disabled person, to show registration for employment purposes and eligibility for special services. See also handicap register, registered disabled green′ card`
n. an official card, orig. green, issued by the U.S. government to foreign nationals permitting them to work in the U.S. [1965–70] green′-card`er, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | green card - a card that identifies the bearer as an alien with permanent resident status in the United States; "he was surprised to discover that green cards are no longer green"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" |
Translationsgreen card
green card[after the "IBM System/360 Reference Data" card] A summary ofan assembly language, even if the colour is not green. Lessfrequently used now because of the decrease in the use ofassembly language. "I'll go get my green card so I can checkthe addressing mode for that instruction." Some green cardsare actually booklets.
The original green card became a yellow card when theSystem/370 was introduced, and later a yellow booklet. Ananecdote from IBM refers to a scene that took place in aprogrammers' terminal room at Yorktown in 1978. A luseroverheard one of the programmers ask another "Do you have agreen card?" The other grunted and passed the first a thickyellow booklet. At this point the luser turned a delicateshade of olive and rapidly left the room, never to return.Green Card
A pale green—formerly white and salmon-coloured—document that identifies an immigrant as a permanent US resident and, for physicians in specialty training, allows them the option to stay in the US after finishing trainingGreen Card
Green CardThe popular name for the Alien Registration Receipt Card issued to all immigrants entering the United States on a non-temporary visa who have registered with and been fingerprinted by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The name green card comes from the distinctive coloration of the card. Cross-references Aliens. AcronymsSeegeocitiesgreen card
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