smart card

/ˌsmɑrt ˈkɑrd/

Other forms: smart cards

Definitions of smart card

1. noun

   a plastic card containing a microprocessor that enables the holder to perform operations requiring data that is stored in the microprocessor; typically used to perform financial transactions
   type of:

   positive identification

   evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance

   charge account credit, open-end credit, revolving credit

   a consumer credit line that can be used up to a certain limit or paid down at any time