unique number

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The ATF’s repository allows users to search for individual records using the unique number assigned to every federal firearms license.

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2024

The next step is that your iris scan is given a unique number which is checked against the giant database to make sure it's the first time you've done it.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2023

That month, Comoros deflagged the ship, according to the IMO, which registers all ships in the world, assigning each a unique number, and keeps a public database of the registry.

From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2023

When the gun fires, that unique number or code is stamped on the shell casing.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 9, 2022

Every book had a similar but unique number.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman