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card

See expansion board, printed circuit board, magnetic stripe, punch card and HyperCard.

card1
1. 
a. short for playing card
b. (as modifier): a card game
c. (in combination): cardsharp
2. See compass card
3. Horse racing a daily programme of all the races at a meeting, listing the runners, riders, weights to be carried, distances to be run, and conditions of each race
4. short for printed circuit card See printed circuit See also cards
card2
(formerly) a machine or comblike tool for carding fabrics or for raising the nap on cloth
card [kärd]
(electronics)
A printed circuit board or other arrangement of miniaturized components that can be plugged into a computer or peripheral device.
1.card - A circuit board.
2.card - A punched card.
3.(hypertext)card - An alternative term for a node in a system (e.g. HyperCard, Notecards) in which the node size is limited.


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