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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 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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