key card

noun

1. a plastic card, similar to a credit card, containing data on an embedded magnetized strip that can electronically unlock a door, activate a machine, etc.

Example Sentences

Griswold alleges that an unauthorized person was given a key card and that Peters’s office falsely claimed that that person was a county employee.

From Washington Post

On Sunday, May 23, the day Griswold says the hard drive was first copied, key cards assigned to Peters, Brown and Wood were swiped to enter the election division area of the clerk’s office, according to security logs.

From Washington Post

Still, Baerbock and the Greens are likely to hold key cards during coalition negotiations later this year, possibly playing kingmaker.

From Time

The system also allows key cards to work for staff members so they can enter the building and access calls and send the elevator, Litterst said.

From Washington Post

Court documents said that man had a key card for a room on the hotel’s seventh floor, where police said the shootings occurred.

From Washington Post