Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A usually plastic card with a magnetically coded strip that is scanned in order to operate a mechanism such as a door or an automated teller machine.
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- noun A usually plastic card which stores a digital signature that is used to operate an electronic access control lock.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a plastic card that has a magnetically coded strip that is scanned in order to operate a mechanism
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Examples
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Tara followed Jenny down the corridor to a back room with a locked keycard entry.
Rogue Oracle 2011
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The affidavit for a search warrant says Shon Pernice, an Independence firefighter, used an electronic keycard to enter the back door of the Independence hazmat station — where solvents and other cleaning materials are stored — at 4: 26 a.m.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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Tara followed Jenny down the corridor to a back room with a locked keycard entry.
Rogue Oracle 2011
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Down the stairs, around the corner, through a keycard door and voila, Plague!
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You will require a blue keycard to pass the environmental filters, and even so, such an action is not recommended.
365 tomorrows » Sam Clough : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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Davin slid his Torchwood keycard into the lock and the door opened with a soft click.
Hunger Moon: Chapter Sixteen amberfocus 2008
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You will require a blue keycard to pass the environmental filters, and even so, such an action is not recommended.
365 tomorrows » 2008 » March : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2008
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Palming the keycard, Jean-Julien picked up the powdered-root packet, then straightened, and slipped the key-card into his trouser pocket.
Black Dust Mambo Adrian Phoenix 2010
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We pay for our electricity using a keycard which we load at the local shop.
Free solar panels sound good, but buying them yourself is better 2010
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The elevator opens but requires a keycard to take me any higher.
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