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noun
A usually plastic card which stores a digital signature that is used to operate an electronic access control lock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
In Roman keycard Blackwood, an ace of any suit or the king of trumps.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: bridge, games
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noun
a plastic card that has a magnetically coded strip that is scanned in order to operate a mechanism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: card, identity card
History
From key (“lock opener”) + card (“piece of plastic”).
From key (“important”) + card (“playing card”).
Across languages
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