magnetic stripe
1
4.6
- noun
- /mæɡˈnɛtɪk straɪp/
- Specialized
:
banda magnética
- When you swipe a card, the reader accesses the data stored on the magnetic stripe.
- magnetic stripe cards
- magnetic stripe reader
- credit cards with magnetic stripe
Examples
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Many payment systems still rely on a magnetic stripe to process transactions.
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The thing about these is that they also have a magnetic stripe.
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You know where to slide that magnetic stripe.
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Even if he has enough money on his credit card to be put in the magnetic stripe card reader, this cannot stop the bad influence brought by the other staff in the same company.
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Credit cards were first introduced in 1959, while the magnetic stripe that made them less of a hassle to use appeared in 1970.
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Mike added a magnetic card reader on the side of a minifridge that allows any card with a magnetic stripe—a library card, credit card, or school ID—to serve as a unique identifier for each party guest.
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The magnetic stripe on your credit card contains important account information.
How Modern
- Specialized
347
3.4
- Specialized
3
3.7
- Specialized
1
4.6
∞
1.0
- Archaic
2
4.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a narrow strip of magnetic material' is directly and compositionally derived from 'magnetic' (having magnetism) + 'stripe' (a long, narrow band), so a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer the MWE meaning. This noun-noun compound follows a productive, cross-linguistic pattern for describing materials and parts, making it clearly transparent.
Etymology
Magnetic stripe comes from a simple, literal picture: a thin, dark stripe on a card that is actually magnetic, like a tiny tape that 'stores data' which machines read when you swipe the card. That's why the term now means the part of a card that 'stores data' for electronic readers.