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SIM card number

The SIM card number is the unique number printed on a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card that identifies that individual card.

In plain English

It is a card-specific identifier, not a number shared by an account or service. The number is printed on the card and distinguishes that one card from other cards.

In context

Here, it denotes the number printed on the individual card that the activation entry is asking for as that card's identifier.

Situation
Porting numbers, activating SIM or eSIM, replacing devices, and changing account details
What it communicates
labels the SIM identifier entry requested during activation

Meaning limits

By itself, this term does not establish the status, ownership, or use of the card.

Examples

“The replacement card had a different SIM card number printed on it, even though it was for the same account.”

Core meaning

“To start the activation, the clerk copied the SIM card number from the card into the form.”

In context

  • serial number Broader Term

    A serial number identifies one individual physical item.

  • identifier Broader Term

    An identifier is something used to distinguish one item from another.