English Explanatory Dictionary

keycard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A usually plastic card which stores a digital signature that is used to operate an electronic access control lock.
noun
  1. In Roman keycard Blackwood, an ace of any suit or the king of trumps.

Word forms

keycard keycards key card

Etymology

From key (“lock opener”) + card (“piece of plastic”).

Synonyms

card key

Derived words

keycard lock
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