badge reader

Door entry device

A badge reader is an electronic device that scans identification cards to verify credentials and grant or deny access.

Employees swipe or tap their badges at doors, turnstiles, or time clocks: The badge reader beeped and the door unlocked.

Badge readers track entry and exit, creating logs of who accessed which areas and when.

Related

scanner · security · security desk · beep · entrance · front door · credential · employee · door · turnstile · proximity · RFID · tap · ID · checkpoint · lanyard · clearance · unlock

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Opposites
access control method

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Mechanism requiring shaped metal

biometric scanner · fingerprint scanner · retinal scanner · PIN pad · keypad entry

technological sophistication

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Key-operated door lock

padlock · security checkpoint · turnkey · doorman · gatekeeper

access control mechanism

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Mechanism requiring shaped metal

padlock · deadbolt · combination lock · turnkey · open door

Family

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G