swipe card

swipe card
swipe card noun
A credit card, charge card, etc with a magnetic strip suitable for swiping through a terminal
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Main Entry:swipe

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swipe card UK US noun [countable] [singular swipe card plural swipe cards]
a plastic card that you pass through a piece of electronic equipment that reads the information stored on the card, for example in order to open a door or to pay for something
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n. a plastic card such as a credit card or ID card bearing magnetically encoded information that is read when the edge of the card is slid through an electronic device

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noun, pl ⋯ cards [count]
: a special plastic card with a magnetic strip that has information which can be read by special machines

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ˈswipe card f4 [swipe card] (also ˈkey card especially in NAmE) noun
a special plastic card with information recorded on it which can be read by an electronic device

Access to the building is by swipe card only.

See also:key card

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • swipe card — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms swipe card : singular swipe card plural swipe cards a plastic card that you pass through a piece of electronic equipment that reads the information stored on the card, for example in order to open a door or to… …   English dictionary

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