badge swipe

Card-based entry action

A badge swipe is the act of passing an ID card through or against an electronic reader to gain access or record attendance.

The term names both the motion and the transaction it initiates: Every badge swipe is logged by security.

Common in workplaces with controlled entry, where employees swipe to enter buildings, clock in, or access restricted areas.

Related

door · card reader · reader · entry · tap · scan · beep · ID · employee · lanyard · turnstile · front desk · time clock · magnetic · strip · credential · unlock · office

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Opposites
access method

badge swipebiometric scan

Identification via physical traits

facial recognition · fingerprint scan · PIN entry · combination lock · retinal scan

security presence

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Barrier removed for entry

free entry · unlocked door · public access · walk-in · open admission

security direction

badge swipelockout

Employer-imposed work stoppage

unauthorized entry

Family

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