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MAGNETIC CARD [3 records]

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Record 1 2011-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
DEF

[A] card with a magnetizable layer on which data can be stored.

OBS

magnetic card: term standardized by CSA and ISO and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
DEF

Carte, pourvue d'une couche aimantable, sur laquelle des données peuvent être stockées.

OBS

carte magnétique : terme normalisé par la CSA et l'ISO et définition normalisée par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
DEF

Tarjeta plástica flexible [...] con una superficie magnética para el almacenamiento de datos.

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Record 2 2011-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
  • Security Devices
  • Banking
  • Mass Transit
DEF

[A] card with a machine-readable magnetic stripe which can hold coded information.

Key term(s)
  • magnetic-strip card

French

Domaine(s)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Banque
  • Transports en commun
DEF

Carte en plastique ou en carton pourvue d'une bande magnétisable sur laquelle sont enregistrées des informations codées.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
  • Dispositivos de seguridad
  • Operaciones bancarias
  • Transporte público
DEF

Tarjeta pequeña, parecida a una tarjeta de crédito, a la cual se le adhiere una tira de material magnetizable, en donde se puede escribir o leer información.

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Record 3 - external organization data 2006-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
12.01.34 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

card with a magnetizable layer on which data can be stored

OBS

magnetic card: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO 2382-12:1988].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
12.01.34 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

carte, pourvue d'une couche aimantable, sur laquelle des données peuvent être stockées

OBS

carte magnétique : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO 2382-12:1988].

Spanish

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