magnetic strip
noun
a strip of magnetic material on which information may be stored, as by an electromagnetic process, for automatic reading, decoding, or recognition by a device that detects magnetic variations on the strip: a credit card with a magnetic strip to prevent counterfeiting.
- Also called magnetic stripe, stripes.
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How to use magnetic strip in a sentence
In fact, banks are eager to move beyond magnetic strip cards into secure chip cards.
Coin Promises Freedom From A Wallet Full of Cards | Lauren DeLisa Coleman | November 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
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