🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

प्रवेश कार्ड

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pravesh kard

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Access card/ˈæk.ses kɑːrd/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"इमारत में प्रवेश करने के लिए अपना प्रवेश कार्ड दिखाएं।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A small plastic card containing a magnetic stripe, microchip, or RFID tag used to gain entry to a restricted area, building, or computer system.

    "Employees must swipe their access card at the turnstile to enter the office building."
  2. 2

    A smart card used to decrypt television signals or digital content for authorized subscribers.

    "Please insert your subscription access card into the receiver to watch the encrypted channels."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a compound of 'access' (derived from the Latin 'accessus', meaning 'approach or entrance', via Middle French) and 'card' (from the Greek 'chartēs', meaning 'papyrus leaf'). It emerged in the late 20th century alongside the widespread adoption of electronic security and magnetic stripe technologies in corporate and residential facilities.

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