单词 | chip card |
释义 | > as lemmaschip card chip card n. a type of plastic card containing an embedded microchip, used in conjunction with a card reader to store, receive, and transfer information; spec. a debit or credit card of this type; = smart card n. at smart adj. Compounds 2b.Chip cards are used in a variety of situations, but typically serve to identify the user or to allow access to something (such as public transport, a building, a computer system, etc.).The card envisaged in quot. 1982 would store a person's medical history.Quot. 1979 shows a compound of semiconductor chip and card. ΚΠ 1979 U.S. Banker Nov. 49/3 We have reached the point where a semiconductor chip can be laminated within a plastic card... The degree of security in a semiconductor chip card is far greater than anything currently in the marketplace.] 1982 New Scientist 7 Jan. 25/2 The strongest competition for Drexler's development appears to be a card with a semiconductor chip embedded in it. That idea will be put to the test in 1982 in three French cities. But Drexler says that a ‘chip’ card would cost more than an optical card. 1985 Times 21 Mar. 35/3 (advt.) Technological developments in banking (e.g. eftpos, atm reciprocity, chip cards, network linking..) are dependent upon standards being agreed amongst the many interested parties. 2006 K. W. Bender Moneymakers viii. 188 The major order for a chip card for truck drivers, which is supposed to be employed in the digital tachograph within the EU, was lost to a foreign consortium. < as lemmas |
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