Calling card
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Calling card may refer to:
- Visiting cardVisiting cardA visiting card, also known as a calling card, is a small paper card with one's name printed on it. They first appeared in China in the 15th century, and in Europe in the 17th century...
, a card originally used socially to signify a visit made to a house if the occupant were absent, or as an introduction for oneself; the precursor to the modern business card - Business cardBusiness cardBusiness cards are cards bearing business information about a company or individual. They are shared during formal introductions as a convenience and a memory aid. A business card typically includes the giver's name, company affiliation and contact information such as street addresses, telephone...
, a small card with business information that is given for convenience and as a memory aid - Tart cardTart cardTart cards are cards placed in phone booths to advertise the services of call girls. They are most common in London but can be found elsewhere in the United Kingdom. They are typically placed in phone booths by professional "carders", who tour the phone booths, replacing cards which have been...
, an ad stuck to a phone box to advertise the services of a call girl - Calling card (crime)Calling card (crime)A calling card is a particular object sometimes left behind by a criminal at a scene of a crime, often as a way of taunting police or obliquely claiming responsibility. The name is derived from the cards that people used to show they had been to visit someone's house when the resident was absent...
, a signature token or characteristic of a crime used by a serial criminal - Calling CardCalling CardCalling Card is the sixth studio release by Irish singer/guitarist Rory Gallagher. A 1976 release, it was his second of four albums released on Chrysalis Records in the 1970s. Deep Purple/Rainbow bass guitarist Roger Glover co-produced with Gallagher: it was the only time that Gallagher worked...
, a 1976 album by Irish blues-rock musician Rory Gallagher - Telephone cardTelephone cardA telephone card, calling card or phone card for short, is a small plastic card, sized and shaped like a credit card, used to pay for telephone services. It is not necessary to have the physical card except with a stored-value system; knowledge of the access telephone number to dial and the PIN is...
, a small card, usually resembling a credit card, used to pay for telephone services