magnetic strip
Americannoun
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And having the information from the magnetic strip is akin to holding the card, at least when making transactions where the card doesn’t have to be present.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2023
A spokesperson told the BBC the level of global acceptance of chip-and-pin was such that the time was right to begin phasing out the magnetic strip.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2021
Even those who never saw a Metro Farecard will get a sense of movement from the dynamic vertical bands that Crossett derives from the magnetic strip of the now-obsolete tickets.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 28, 2018
He has suggested inserting a magnetic strip on bank notes to track them as they enter circulation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2018
On the corner of 52nd. and 3rd., in the shadow of the Citibank tower, Dennis Melbourne stuck a magnetic strip ID card into a Cirrus 24 Hour Bank Teller Machine.
From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Winn Schwartau
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