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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries房卡
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fáng kǎ
"请在前台领取您的房卡。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A credential card used to operate specific machinery or authorize access to restricted areas.
"Employees must swipe their key-card to enter the secure server room." - 2
A small plastic card containing a magnetic strip, smart chip, or RFID tag used to unlock electronic doors.
"Please remember to hand your key-card in at the front desk when you check out."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound of the Old English noun 'cǣg' (meaning key, derived from Proto-Germanic *kaigō) and the Middle English noun 'card' (derived via French from Latin 'charta'). It emerged in the mid-20th century with the invention of magnetic stripe technology, initially for secure facilities before becoming ubiquitous in the hospitality industry.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Key-card" is said worldwide
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carte magnétique
Transliteration: kart maɡne.tik
"Veuillez insérer votre carte magnétique dans la fente."
Schlüsselkarte
Transliteration: ˈʃlʏsl̩ˌkaʁtə
"Öffnen Sie die Tür, indem Sie die Schlüsselkarte an den Leser halten."
scheda magnetica
Transliteration: ˈskeda maɲˈɲɛtika
"La porta della camera si apre con una scheda magnetica."
tarjeta de llave
Transliteration: taɾˈxeta de ˈʎeβe
"Debe usar la tarjeta de llave para encender las luces de la habitación."
cartão-chave
Transliteration: kaʁˈtɐ̃w ˈʃevi
"Insira o cartão-chave na fechadura para entrar."
चाबी कार्ड
Transliteration: chabi kard
"कमरा खोलने के लिए अपने चाबी कार्ड का उपयोग करें।"
房卡
Transliteration: fáng kǎ
"请在前台领取您的房卡。"
열쇠 카드
Transliteration: yyeolsoe kadeu
"외출하실 때 열쇠 카드를 프론트에 맡겨주세요."
キーカード
Transliteration: kī kādo
"お部屋に入るにはキーカードをかざしてください。"
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