smart card

American

noun

a small plastic card embedded with a memory chip and often a microprocessor, used for financial transactions, identification, as a key, etc.

smart card British

noun

Also called: laser card. intelligent card. a plastic card with integrated circuits used for storing and processing computer data

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Etymology

Origin of smart card

First recorded in 1980–85

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smart card

There are three types - key meters, smart card meters and smart prepayment meters.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2024

A law enacted last year provides for electronic voting machines and smart card readers to confirm voters are registered in a central database.

From Reuters ● Feb. 17, 2023

To pay for charges, I downloaded the Electric Circuit app, and tried to order a smart card that allows charging where there is no cellphone coverage.

From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2022

Installing software onto government computers also requires a smart card, though they are exploits that can circumvent that protection, according to McLaughlin.

From Slate ● Jan. 8, 2021

Another fast developing solution is the smart card.

From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Vaknin, Samuel

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