magnetic stripe

noun

1. magnetic strip.
2. Movies. stripe ¹( def 8 ).

magnetic stripe

noun

1. (across the back of various types of cheque card, credit card, etc) a dark stripe of magnetic material consisting of several tracks onto which information may be coded and which may be read or written to electronically

Word History and Origins

Origin of magnetic stripe¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

We reexamined the data and were able to map the widths and spacings of magnetic stripes for that short period of time, for the first time ever.

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