Meanings
keycard1
nounkeycard (plural keycards)
plural keycards · alternative key card
- A usually plastic card which stores a digital signature that is used to operate an electronic access control lock.
Synonyms: card key
keycard2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA usually plastic card which stores a digital signature that is used to operate an electronic access control lock.
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Origin
keycard · noun
From key (“lock opener”) + card (“piece of plastic”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 門卡 /门卡, 房卡
- 門卡 /门卡 (ménkǎ)plastic card
- 房卡 (fángkǎ)plastic card
Danish nøglekort
- nøglekortplastic card
Dutch sleutelkaart
- sleutelkaartplastic card
Esperanto ŝlosilkarto
- ŝlosilkartoplastic card
Finnish avainkortti
- avainkorttiplastic card
German Schlüsselkarte, Pass
- Schlüsselkarteplastic card
- Passplastic card
Hungarian kulcskártya
- kulcskártyaplastic card
Japanese カードキー
- カードキー (kādokī)plastic card
Korean 카드키
- 카드키 (kadeuki)plastic card
Latin chartula ad accessum
- chartula ad accessumplastic card
Norwegian Bokmål nøkkelkort
- nøkkelkortplastic card
Polish karta magnetyczna do otwierania drzwi
- karta magnetyczna do otwierania drzwiplastic card
Spanish tarjeta de acceso
- tarjeta de accesoplastic card
Swedish nyckelkort
- nyckelkortplastic card
Thai คีย์การ์ด
- คีย์การ์ด (keykhard)plastic card
Turkish giriş kartı, anahtar kart
- giriş kartıplastic card
- anahtar kartplastic card
Vietnamese thẻ khoá, thẻ từ
- thẻ khoáplastic card
- thẻ từplastic card
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keycard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keycard
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“keycard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keycard. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keycard,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keycard.
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