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smart cards
In the context of library RFID systems, a patron card that has an RFID chip in it.
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Word Entries containing the term: “smart cards
contactless-smart card (s) (noun), contactless-smart cards (pl)
1. An awkward name for a credit card or loyalty card that contains an RFID chip to transmit information to a reader without having to be swiped through a reader. Such cards can speed checkout; therefore, providing consumers with more convenience.
2. An identification card that contains an RFID chip to transmit information to a reader without having to be swiped through a reader.