dog tag
noun [C] USDefinition
› a small piece of metal worn round the neck by members of the US armed forces with their name and number on itIdentifyingThe armed forces generally
(Definition of dog tag noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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