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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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

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

Second: store them in the box they came in; in a knife block, knife roll, or knife tray; or on a magnetic strip.

From Slate • Mar. 1, 2019

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

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

From O+F by Wetterau, John Moncure

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