magnetic stripe
Swipeable data strip
A magnetic stripe is the dark band on the back of credit cards, ID badges, and similar cards that stores data readable by swiping through a machine.
The technology dates to the 1960s and is gradually being replaced by chip-based systems, though many cards still carry both: The magnetic stripe on my card is worn out.
Quick sliding motion
- readerOne who peruses text
- POSRetail or grammar term
- terminalAt the endpoint
- transactionExchange of goods/money
debit · credit · checkout · authorization · processing · Visa · Mastercard · contactless
Electronic entry credential
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
- doorHinged room barrier
- entryAccess or submission
- turnstileRotating single-passage barrier
gate · barrier · checkpoint · hotel key · room key · employee badge · restricted · card reader
Passing lightly over
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- encryptionConverting data into code
- breachBreaking of agreement
- cloningMaking identical copies
counterfeit · shielding · vulnerability · compromised · tampering · identity theft · shimming · stolen data
Converting data to format
- trackPath or monitored route
- data storageRetaining digital information
- iron oxideFe plus oxygen
- analogComparable equivalent
Official driving permit
- ID cardDocument verifying identity
- library cardDocument for borrowing books
- student IDAcademic identification credential
- membershipState of belonging
gift card · loyalty card · insurance card · cardholder · expiration · verification
swipe
Quick sliding motion
transaction · debit · credit · checkout · authorization · processing · Visa · Mastercard · contactless · chip
keycard
Electronic entry credential
turnstile · gate · barrier · checkpoint · hotel key · room key · employee badge · restricted · card reader · electronic lock
skimming
Passing lightly over
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- encryptionConverting data into code
- breachBreaking of agreement
cloning · counterfeit · shielding · vulnerability · compromised · tampering · identity theft · shimming · stolen data · protection
encoding
Converting data to format
- trackPath or monitored route
- data storageRetaining digital information
- iron oxideFe plus oxygen
driver's license
Official driving permit
- ID cardDocument verifying identity
- library cardDocument for borrowing books
- student IDAcademic identification credential
membership · gift card · loyalty card · insurance card · cardholder · expiration · verification
- credit cardscredit card, loyalty card, cardholder, cashback offers, card number
- DMVDMV, license plates, car registration, learner's permit, road test
- identification techRFID, barcode, NFC, biometrics, fingerprint scanner
- security featureswatermark, holograms, hologram, security tape, UV ink
- paymentspayment, monthly payment, cash payment, payment date, credit cards
- IDsID, ID card, ID badge, national ID, national ID card
magnetic stripechip
Small broken-off piece
EMV chip · smart chip · integrated circuit · microchip · smart card
magnetic stripecontactless
Requiring no physical touch
NFC · tap-to-pay · RFID · Apple Pay · Google Pay
stripe, magnetic, magnetism, magnetize, magnetized, magnetizing, magnetic field, magnetically, magnetosphere