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smart card

American  

noun

  1. a small plastic card embedded with a memory chip and often a microprocessor, used for financial transactions, identification, as a key, etc.

smart card British  

noun

  1. Also called: laser card.   intelligent card.  a plastic card with integrated circuits used for storing and processing computer data

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Etymology

Origin of smart card

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

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Yubico does say, though, that its Bio keys currently don’t support the OTP or Smart card standards.

From The Verge • Oct. 5, 2021

But the inconvenience is the result of Plaintiffs own decision to refuse the Smart card.

From Forbes • Jan. 10, 2013

Because Plaintiff refuses to carry the Smart ID badge, she has to stand in a different lunch line for those who are not carrying their Smart card and must pay for lunch by other means.

From Forbes • Jan. 10, 2013

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