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magnetic stripe

noun

magnetic strip.
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Nearby words

magnetic rotation, magnetic south, magnetic star, magnetic storm, magnetic strip, magnetic stripe, magnetic susceptibility, magnetic tape, magnetic tape unit, magnetic variation, magnetic wire

Origin of magnetic stripe

First recorded in 1950–55
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British Dictionary definitions for magnetic stripe

magnetic stripe

noun

(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
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