magnetic card — UK US noun [C] IT ► a plastic card with a magnetic strip on the back containing information that can be read by a machine, especially information about who the owner of the card is, their bank account, etc.: »Employees use a magnetic card to… … Financial and business terms
magnetic card — noun A piece of plastic or cardboard with a magnetizable surface on which data can be stored • • • Main Entry: ↑magnet … Useful english dictionary
magnetic card reader — UK US noun [C] IT ► CARD READER(Cf. ↑card reader): »The building is accessed through a door by means of a magnetic card reader … Financial and business terms
magnetic card — card with a magnetic strip of information on the back (i.e. identification card, credit card, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
magnetic card. — See mag card. * * * … Universalium
magnetic card. — See mag card … Useful english dictionary
Magnetic card — Магнитная карта … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
card reader — UK US noun [C] (also magnetic card reader) ► IT a piece of electronic equipment that can read information stored on a card: »The cards work by transmitting an identification code to a card reader on a turnstile, cash register, or virtually… … Financial and business terms
Magnetic stripe card — An example of the reverse side of a typical credit card: Green circle #1 labels the Magnetic stripe A magnetic stripe card is a type of card capable of storing data by modifying the magnetism of tiny iron based magnetic particles on a band of… … Wikipedia
Card reader — A card reader is a data input device that reads data from a card shaped storage medium. Historically, paper or cardboard punched cards were used throughout the first several decades of the computer industry to store information and write programs … Wikipedia
magnetic */ — UK [mæɡˈnetɪk] / US adjective 1) a) physics a magnetic piece of metal can make iron or steel objects come to it so that they seem to stick to it a magnetic screwdriver b) relating to or using magnetism a strong magnetic force a magnetic card/disk … English dictionary