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National Teaching and Learning Change ProgrammeInformation and Communication Technology: Dictionary

card reader

A card reader reads or scans data already stored in electronic format on cards, e.g. credit cards, travel tickets or car park passes. The data is written on a magnetic strip on the card by a card encoder. The cards which are swiped through a slot in the card-reader are called swipe cards. The cards are easily read but contain only small amounts of data.

Related terms
smart cardhand-held scannerelectronic point-of-sale terminalmachine readablereadencode
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