card reader

noun

A data input device that reads data from a card-shaped storage medium.

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Meanings

nouncard reader (plural card readers)

plural card readers · alternative card-reader

  1. computingA data input device that reads data from a card-shaped storage medium.
  2. A cartomancer.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 讀卡器 /读卡器
  • 讀卡器 /读卡器 (dúkǎqì)device
Estonian kaardilugeja
  • kaardilugejadevice
Finnish kortinlukija
  • kortinlukijadevice
Italian POS
  • POSdevice
Japanese カードリーダー
  • カードリーダー (kādorīdā)device
Korean 카드 리더
  • 카드 리더 (kadeu rideo)device
Portuguese leitor de cartão
  • leitor de cartãodevice
Romanian cititor de cartele
  • cititor de carteledevice
Cite this entry
APA

card reader. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/card%20reader

MLA

“card reader.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/card%20reader. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “card reader,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/card%20reader.

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