smart card reader

noun [C] IT

Definition

› a piece of equipment connected to a computer system that reads information from smart cards: The keyboards have smart card readers which verify personal data.

(Definition of smart card reader noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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