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card

noun [C] (INFORMATION)
 
 /kɑrd/

Definition

a small, rectangular piece of stiff paper or plastic with information on it that shows who you are or allows you to do something: a library/membership/business card I used my credit/debit/charge card to pay for the groceries.
(Definition of card noun (INFORMATION) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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