Definition of smart card
: a small plastic card that has a built-in microprocessor to store and process data and records
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While commuters could pay for the parking spaces with cash or smart cards, the city lost money while data issue was sorted out.
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The ongoing problem has made the pay-by-phone parking app and credit card payments at the daily fee parking machines unavailable for six days now, though commuters can pay with cash or smart cards.
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The transit authority has been transitioning to a single-fare tool, the SEPTA Key smart card, since last year.
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Transit officials and companies anticipate that NFC, along with Bluetooth and QR Code technology, will make physical tickets, tokens and even smart cards purchased from a vending machine obsolete.
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Latch’s hardware and software system allows entry using methods such as a passcode, smartphone or a smart card.
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Right now the smart card works on every mode of travel except the Regional Rail, and an early adopters program is planned to begin for commuter rail in December.
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Some agencies are trying move away from smart cards.
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As Emiko Jozuka recently reported for Motherboard, futuristic memorials are gaining popularity with the help of smart cards, conveyor belts and artistically lit Buddhas.
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First Known Use of smart card
1980
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Definition of smart card for English Language Learners
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: a plastic card (such as a credit card) that has a small computer chip for storing information
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