Ī business card reader is a device used to scan and electronically save printed business cards.Ī smart card reader is an electronic device that reads smart cards and can be found in the following form:
Modern card readers are electronic devices that can read plastic cards embedded with either a barcode, magnetic strip, computer chip or another storage medium.Ī memory card reader is a device used for communication with a smart card or a memory card.Ī magnetic card reader is a device used to read magnetic stripe cards, such as credit cards. The first were punched card readers, which read the paper or cardboard punched cards that were used during the first several decades of the computer industry to store information and programs for computer systems. JSTOR ( October 2010) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ī card reader is a data input device that reads data from a card-shaped storage medium.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.