chip card

chip card

[′chip ‚kärd]
(computer science)
smart card
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

chip card

(1) A module that contains memory chips. See memory card and memory module.

(2) A credit card or ID card that contains a microcontroller chip. See EMV and smart card.


Everyone Has a Chip Card
Credit cards with embedded chips are the norm today. See EMV.
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