magnetic strip

American

noun

a strip of magnetic material on which information may be stored, as by an electromagnetic process, for automatic reading, decoding, or recognition by a device that detects magnetic variations on the strip.

a credit card with a magnetic strip to prevent counterfeiting.

Example Sentences

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The UK moved to chip-and-pin for all card payments in 2006, but in the US, some magnetic strip systems are still in use.

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

Chip cards have long been in use in Europe, and elsewhere around the world, because they reduce fraud compared to magnetic strip cards.

From Slate • Jul. 20, 2016

The cashier issued him a plastic card with a magnetic strip.

From O+F by Wetterau, John Moncure

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