card reader


noun
  1. a device, no longer widely used, for reading information on a punched card and transferring it to a computer: Compare card punch

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How to use card reader in a sentence

  • Only the card reader has had any downtime of consequence, and modifications seem to have resolved its problems.

  • As we have seen, the card reader restored the wife's confidence and the young man reproved her for having done what she did.

    Brazilian Tales | Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis
  • "The lady has restored peace to my spirit," he said, offering her his hand across the table and pressing that of the card-reader.

    Brazilian Tales | Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis
  • One thing, however, was certain: the card reader had guessed everything.

    Brazilian Tales | Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis
  • There was none of the air of mystery of the professional card reader.

    The Hills of Desire | Richard Aumerle Maher