swipe in

Scan to enter

To swipe in is to gain entry by passing an electronic card through a reader—at a workplace, transit station, or secured building.

The swipe registers arrival or grants access: Don't forget to swipe in when you get to the office.

The opposite action is swipe out.

Related

clocking in · time · card · entry · employee entrance · front door · arrive · scan · check-in · login · shift · on the clock · work · register · morning · early shift · beep · reader

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Opposites
entry vs. exit action

swipe insign out

Register one's departure

tap out · clock out · punch out · check out · log out

clock-in vs. clock-out for work

swipe inclock out

Register leaving work

punch out · sign out · log off · knock off · finish work

Family

swipe, swiped, swiping, swipes, swiper

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