card readers

Access control devices

Card readers are devices that read data from cards—credit cards, ID badges, memory cards, or similar media.

The term covers everything from the chip reader at a checkout counter to the slot on a laptop that accepts SD cards.

In occult contexts, a card reader is a person who interprets tarot or oracle cards: She visited a card reader at the psychic fair.

Related
  • swipeQuick sliding motion
  • RFIDWireless identification via electromagnetic fields
  • smartcardEmbedded-chip plastic credential
  • chipSmall broken-off piece
  • bankingFinancial institution transactions

transaction · checkout · contactless payments · secure access · tokenization · pin · data encryption · e-passports · access control · security badge · verification · barcode scanners · point of sale · authentication · contactless · gate · entry · parking garage

Categories
Opposites
authentication/input method

card readerskeypads

Gridded input interfaces

PIN pads · voice recognition · combination locks · iris scanners · fingerprint scanners

data transfer direction

card readersembossers

Machines creating raised impressions

automation level

card readerssecurity guards

Personnel protecting property

sign-in sheets

Family

read, card, reading, reader, cards, reads, unread, reread, misread

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G