name plate

[neym-pleyt]

name·plate

[neym-pleyt]
noun
1.
a flat, usually rectangular piece of metal, wood, or plastic on which the name of a person, company, etc., is printed or engraved: She has a large office with her nameplate on the door.
2.
masthead (def. 2).

Origin:
1880–85; name + plate1
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