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swipecard

swipecard noun: a plastic card (keycard, bank card, membership card etc.) with a magnetic stripe containing coded data, that is swiped through a reader.

swipecard: a plastic card (keycard, bank card, membership card etc.) with a magnetic stripe containing coded...
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Noun

swipecard (plural swipecards)

  1. A plastic card (keycard, bank card, membership card etc.) with a magnetic stripe containing coded data, that is swiped through a reader.
    Synonyms:
    magnetic card, magnetic stripe card, magstripe card

Synonyms of swipecard

Forms of swipecard

pluralswipecards
alternative formswipe card

Origin of swipecard

From swipe + card.

Questions about swipecard

What does swipecard mean?
Swipecard means a plastic card (keycard, bank card, membership card etc.) with a magnetic stripe containing coded data, that is swiped through a reader.
What part of speech is swipecard?
Swipecard is a noun.
What is the plural of swipecard?
The plural of swipecard is swipecards.

Words near swipecard in the dictionary

  1. swipe files
  2. swipe left
  3. swipe right
  4. swipe-tab
  5. swipeable
  6. swipecard
  7. swipecards
  8. swiped
  9. swiped left
  10. swiped right
  11. swiper

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