Green Card
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Green card may refer to:
- Permanent residence (United States), known informally as a green card
- Green Card (film)Green Card (film)Green Card is a 1990 romantic comedy film written, produced, directed by Peter Weir and starring Gérard Depardieu and Andie MacDowell. The screenplay focuses on an American woman who enters into a marriage of convenience with a Frenchman so he can obtain a green card and remain in the United...
, a 1990 movie whose title refers to the American document above - Green card (IBM/360)Green card (IBM/360)A green card was the abbreviated name given to the IBM/360 Reference data card that served as the shorthand "bible" for programmers during the late 1960s and 1970s. It rapidly became an icon of the 360 era of programming and was later replaced by the "yellow card"...
, colloquial name for the IBM System/360 Reference Summary booklet in the 1960s - Green card system for international motor insurance certificates
- In field hockey, a green card signals a warning to a player, less severe than a yellow card.
- In Pride Fighting Championships, a penalty for an illegal action which results in a restart and a 10% reduction of the fighter's purse
- The GreencardsThe GreencardsThe Greencards are a progressive bluegrass band that formed in Austin, Texas, and are currently based in Nashville, Tennessee. The band was founded in 2003 in Texas by Eamon McLoughlin, an Englishman, and Australians Kym Warner and Carol Young. The musicians originally performed in local Austin...
, a bluegrass/folk music band