keycard locks

Swipe-activated door security

Keycard locks are door locks opened by a plastic card rather than a metal key.

The card contains encoded data—on a magnetic stripe, chip, or RFID tag—that the lock reads to grant or deny access.

Hotels and offices use them because cards can be programmed, deactivated, and tracked: I left my keycard in the room.

Related

guest room · front desk · electronic · reader · sensor · authorization · hospital wards · proximity · event venues · authentication · coworking spaces · fail-safe mechanisms · doors · swipe · keycard · audit trails · industrial facilities · RFID chips

Opposites
access mechanism type

keycard lockscombination locks

Keyless number-secured fasteners

padlocks · biometric locks · fingerprint scanners · smart locks

security technology level

keycard locksbolt locks

Sliding metal door fasteners

chain locks · padlocks

access openness

keycard locksopen doors

Unblocked entrances

unlocked doors · free access · public access · automatic doors · revolving doors

Family

key, keys, keyed, keying, keyboard, keyhole, keystone, card, cards

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