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csc
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CSC
(1) (Card Security Code) A three-digit or four-digit number printed on the front or back of credit cards for security purposes. Called "Card Verification Value" (CVV) by Visa, "Card Validation Code" (CVC) by MasterCard and "Card Identification (CID) by American Express and Discover, the number is requested by merchants to ensure that people actually have the card in their possession. The CSC is also written into the magnetic stripe.

(2) (Common Short Codes) See short code.
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Construction Specifications Canada (CSC)
A nonprofit organization devoted to the standardization of construction documents in Canada; used in both the private and public sectors. The MasterFormat has been adopted as the basis for a numbering and titling system for the Canadian National Master Specification (NMS). Head office: 120 Carlton St., Toronto ON M5A 4K2, Canada.
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DUBAI: Banks in the UAE have introduced new security measures and warned customers to change debit and credit card codes after fraudsters used counterfeit cards to withdraw money from accounts.
Banks step up credit card security by Gulf Daily News (Manama, Bahrain)
Now charity chiefs have been warned banks could refuse to process payments without the card codes.
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Byline: HARRY ARNOLD A BITTER former employee tried to blackmail pounds 25million out of Barclays Bank by threatening to reveal credit card codes, a jury heard yesterday.
Bank card 'blackmail' by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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