key card
noun
plural key cards
: a small usually plastic card that contains encoded data to electronically open or access something (such as a door or a system)
Hotel room doors are often accessed by a key card programmed by the front desk.—
Kara Godfrey
Kara GodfreyMorrill Hall has an open lobby but requires key cards to enter elevators to get to dorm rooms.—The Associated Press State & Local Wire
The Associated Press State & Local Wire… a plan to buy a $1 million key card voting system …—Hillary Chabot
Hillary ChabotExamples of key card in a Sentence
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The company later worked with Boeing to create a tool to replace hotel key cards.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
The hotel worker was discovered due to using a traceable key card to enter her room, and was arrested, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2024
Accessing the vault requires both entering a code and producing a key card.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
In-person check-in and physical key cards remain available.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
If mom has an iPhone or an Apple Watch, Apple's Home Key functionality allows mom to tap her phone or watch like an NFC key card to open the door without fussing with codes or keys.
—Chuong Nguyen, Ars Technica, 25 Apr. 2023
In a recent safety audit of the planemaker, the Federal Aviation Administration found that dish soap and hotel key cards were used on parts of Boeing planes.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2024
At one point during the examination, the air-safety agency observed mechanics at Spirit using a hotel key card to check a door seal, according to a document that describes some of the findings.
—Mark Walker, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
The Elite model has a hotel-style key card and a sport mode that tweaks steering, pedal response and ambient lighting.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2024
Diane Brady, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
The hotel worker was discovered due to using a traceable key card to enter her room, and was arrested, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2024
Accessing the vault requires both entering a code and producing a key card.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
In-person check-in and physical key cards remain available.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
If mom has an iPhone or an Apple Watch, Apple's Home Key functionality allows mom to tap her phone or watch like an NFC key card to open the door without fussing with codes or keys.
—Chuong Nguyen, Ars Technica, 25 Apr. 2023
In a recent safety audit of the planemaker, the Federal Aviation Administration found that dish soap and hotel key cards were used on parts of Boeing planes.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2024
At one point during the examination, the air-safety agency observed mechanics at Spirit using a hotel key card to check a door seal, according to a document that describes some of the findings.
—Mark Walker, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
The Elite model has a hotel-style key card and a sport mode that tweaks steering, pedal response and ambient lighting.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2024
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“Key card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/key%20card. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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