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magnetic stripe

magnetic stripe

noun

  1. (across the back of various types of cheque card, credit card, etc) a dark stripe of magnetic material consisting of several tracks onto which information may be coded and which may be read or written to electronically
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of magnetic stripe1

First recorded in 1950–55
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Example Sentences

We reexamined the data and were able to map the widths and spacings of magnetic stripes for that short period of time, for the first time ever.

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