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card reader

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noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He recently began accepting payments through a credit card reader for the first time.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2024

I upped my therapy sessions and saw my card reader, who revealed a death card and told me lightly: “It’s definitely over.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2024

Travelers put their driver’s license into a slot that reads the card or place their passport photo against a card reader.

From Seattle Times • May 14, 2023

Passengers have to tell the bus driver where they are going and tap their card on the card reader.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2022

Sydney took a deep breath and pressed the ID against the electronic card reader.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

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