Definition of smart card Smart card
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What does smart card mean?
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| smart card - a plastic card containing a microprocessor that enables the holder to perform operations requiring data that is stored in the microprocessor; typically used to perform financial transactions | ||
| charge account credit, open-end credit, revolving credit a consumer credit line that can be used up to a certain limit or paid down at any time | ||
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- smart card (Noun)
A plastic card that has information stored on a computer chip .
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smart card
A pocket-sized card with embedded integrated circuits which can process information.
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A smart card is a card with a microchip in it. Such cards are used as a method of identification and authentication.
Plastic cards that allow to withdraw money from an cash machine often are smart cards nowadays (Some of them still have a magnetic stripe which holds the same information). The very often the user is identified with a PIN. If the pin is entered correctly, money can be withdrawn. If the PIN is not entered correctly, the card is blocked (after a number of false attempts).
At first, smart cards were used in public telephones in France, in 1983. There, the card simply stored a pre-paid credit. This credit was reduced when calls were made. Another way to solve the problem is that the balance is stored in a remote database. To make calls, a (usually toll-free number) is first called. From there, additional calls can be made. This eleiminates the need for cards with chips on them.
