"card reader" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: card readers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} card reader (plural card readers)
  1. (computing) A data input device that reads data from a card-shaped storage medium. Wikipedia link: de:Zeiss-Rechen-Automat 1 Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: card-reader Translations (device): 讀卡器 (Chinese Mandarin), 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)

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