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Dec 1, 2009
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mag' card"



Pronunciation: (mag), [key]
1. Computers.a plastic or paper card with a magnetizable layer on which data can be recorded and from which data can be read.
2. such a card used in access-control systems, as for automatically unlocking doors. Also called magnetic card.

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