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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries마그네틱 카드
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mageunetig kadeu
"출입문을 열려면 마그네틱 카드를 긁으세요."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A plastic card containing a magnetic stripe or embedded chip that is pulled through an electronic reading device to gain entry to a building or authorize a transaction.
"Employees must use their swipe-card to enter the secure research facility." - 2
A card used to record working hours by passing it through a time-clock terminal.
"He clocked in by running his swipe-card through the reader at the factory entrance."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound of the verb 'swipe' (originating in the late 18th century meaning to strike or move with a sweeping stroke, later adapted for passing a magnetic strip rapidly through a reader) and the noun 'card' (derived from the Latin 'charta' via French). It emerged in the late 20th century alongside the widespread commercial and security adoption of magnetic stripe technology for access control and financial transactions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Swipe-card" is said worldwide
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carte magnétique
Transliteration: kart maɡ.ne.tik
"Veuillez passer votre carte magnétique pour ouvrir la porte."
Schlüsselkarte
Transliteration: ˈʃlʏsl̩ˌkaʁtə
"Das Hotelzimmer öffnet man mit einer Schlüsselkarte."
tessera magnetica
Transliteration: ˈtɛs.se.ra maɲˈɲɛ.ti.ka
"Usa la tessera magnetica per entrare in ufficio."
tarjeta magnética
Transliteration: taɾˈxeta maɣˈnetika
"Pasa la tarjeta magnética por el lector para acceder."
cartão magnético
Transliteration: kaʁˈtãw maɡˈnɛ.tiku
"Insira o cartão magnético na catraca."
स्वाइप कार्ड
Transliteration: svaip kārd
"कार्यालय में प्रवेश के लिए अपने स्वाइप कार्ड का उपयोग करें।"
磁卡
Transliteration: cí kǎ
"请刷磁卡进入大楼。"
마그네틱 카드
Transliteration: mageunetig kadeu
"출입문을 열려면 마그네틱 카드를 긁으세요."
磁気カード
Transliteration: jiki kādo
"入館するには磁気カードを通してください。"
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