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SSN

American  

abbreviation

  1. Social Security number.


SSN British  

abbreviation

  1. severely subnormal; used of a person of very limited intelligence who needs special schooling

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Venegas was only released upon the officer’s confirmation of his SSN though he provided his license, which he needed his SSN to obtain.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

It backtracked on creating a nationalized database, removed the requirements of principal address and physical SSN card, and updated the law to include mobile driver’s licenses that can be displayed digitally on cell phones.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

You can make those decisions now without having to hand over your SSN to children.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

All verification requests for which the name, date of birth and last four digits of an SSN match with at least one SSA record are recorded by the agency under a “total matches” category.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2024

They will track any usage of the SSN, just like they would with a stolen credit card.

From Encyclopedia.com • Sep. 19, 2018

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