keycard
A usually plastic card which stores a digital signature that is used to operate an…A usually plastic card which stores a digital signature that is used to operate an electronic access control lock.
» You need a keycard to open the door.
Тебе нужна ключ-карта, чтобы открыть дверь.
Meaning
2 sensesA usually plastic card which stores a digital signature that is used to operate an electronic access control lock.
Schlüsselkarte, Pass
a plastic card that has a magnetically coded strip that is scanned in order to operate a mechanism
In Roman keycard Blackwood, an ace of any suit or the king of trumps.
Examples
2 sentencesYou need a keycard to open the door.
ruТебе нужна ключ-карта, чтобы открыть дверь.
Tom has lost his keycard.
ruТом потерял ключ-карту.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From key (“lock opener”) + card (“piece of plastic”). From key (“important”) + card (“plaFrom key (“lock opener”) + card (“piece of plastic”).
From key (“important”) + card (“playing card”).
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