SMART CARD

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A plastic card containing a microprocessor that enables the holder to perform operations requiring data that is stored in the microprocessor; typically used to perform financial transactions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("smart card" is a kind of...):

positive identification (evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance)

charge account credit; open-end credit; revolving credit (a consumer credit line that can be used up to a certain limit or paid down at any time)

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