Noun: card reader
- An electronic device that can read data from plastic cards with a barcode, magnetic strip, computer chip, etc.
"The store used a card reader to process credit card payments"
- (computing, historical) a device that reads the positions of coded holes on a punched card and translates them for a computer
"In the early days of computing, card readers were essential for inputting data"
Derived forms: card readers
Encyclopedia: Card reader