key card

American  

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.

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Example Sentences

With a digital key card for Chuck’s Arcade starting at $10, the buy-in to try out the space isn’t large, but this felt like a tentative step into adulthood.

From Los Angeles Times

As he slipped the key card into the reader on his hotel room door and tried the handle - to no avail - he realised what he had done.

From BBC

They quietly climbed the stairs until they reached a metal security door with a key card sensor.

From Literature

Dr. Zhang’s key card had been canceled and the elevators had been turned off.

From New York Times

“People look at the hotel key card or Dawn soap and think this is sloppy,” said Joe Buccino, a Spirit spokesman.

From New York Times