card reader

noun

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

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.

"The lady has restored peace to my spirit," he said, offering her his hand across the table and pressing that of the card-reader.

One thing, however, was certain: the card reader had guessed everything.

There was none of the air of mystery of the professional card reader.

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