card reader
Britishnoun
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He puts the authorities' leniency down partly to the tidy and spartan way he operates his business: a bench, umbrella, card reader and table that he folds up and carts away each evening.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Travelers put their driver’s license into a slot that reads the card or they place their passport photo against a card reader.
From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2024
The HBO Max Original documentary ‘Call Me Miss Cleo’ tries to decipher whether ’90s TV psychic Miss Cleo was a gifted tarot card reader or just a master of deceit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
That could have been the fault of the card reader, how your card was inserted or a number of other things, he said.
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2022
Once again Sydney held her breath as she pressed the ID against the card reader, and once again they were rewarded with the click of a door unlocking.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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