smart card

noun

1. a small plastic card embedded with a memory chip and often a microprocessor, used for financial transactions, identification, as a key, etc.

smart card

noun

1. a plastic card with integrated circuits used for storing and processing computer data Also calledlaser cardintelligent card

Word History and Origins

Origin of smart card¹

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

The consumers buy a smart card (very similar to phone-cards).

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