Bearer

NSA ID

A bearer was the person in possession of an object, implying ownership, a confirmation of identity, and/or entitlement to privileges on their part.

"Colonel" Gary Seven's National Security Agency identification card listed his name and rank on a line labeled "Name of bearer". (TOS: "Assignment: Earth")

Each isolinear chip in a draw Neelix held on USS Voyager entitled the bearer to three minutes of comm time. (VOY: "Author, Author")

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