"card reader" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: card readers [plural], card-reader [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} card reader (plural card readers)
  1. (computing) A data input device that reads data from a card-shaped storage medium. Categories (topical): Computing Translations (device): 讀卡器 /读卡器 (dúkǎqì) (Chinese Mandarin), kaardilugeja (Estonian), kortinlukija (Finnish), カードリーダー (kādorīdā) (Japanese), 카드 리더 (kadeu rideo) (Korean), leitor de cartão [masculine] (Portuguese), cititor de cartele [neuter] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-card_reader-en-noun-EJtlklTS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 76 24 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'device': 100 0
  2. A cartomancer.
    Sense id: en-card_reader-en-noun-WVOFNoc8

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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