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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesस्मार्ट कार्ड
Pronunciation / Transliteration: smaart kaard
"अपने भुगतान के लिए स्मार्ट कार्ड का उपयोग करें।"
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2 senses- 1
A plastic card containing a microchip that enables data processing and secure storage of information, commonly used for financial transactions, identification, and access control.
"Please insert your smart card into the terminal to complete the payment." - 2
An integrated circuit card used as a secure personal token for authentication across digital networks.
"Employees use their security smart cards to gain access to the restricted laboratory areas."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'smart', originating from Old Germanic and Middle English roots meaning 'causing sharp pain' shifting via cleverness to computational automation, and 'card', deriving from ancient Greek chartēs via Latin charta. The specific compound emerged in the late 20th century with the invention of integrated circuit cards in France by Roland Moreno in 1974.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Smart card" is said worldwide
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carte à puce
Transliteration: kart a pys
"Insérez votre carte à puce dans le lecteur."
Chipkarte
Transliteration: ˈtʃɪpˌkaʁtə
"Die Chipkarte wird für kontaktloses Bezahlen verwendet."
smart card
Transliteration: smart kard
"Inserire la smart card nel terminale."
tarjeta inteligente
Transliteration: taɾˈxeta in.teˈli.ɣen.te
"Utilice su tarjeta inteligente para acceder al edificio."
cartão inteligente
Transliteration: kaɾˈtãw̃ ĩ.teˈliˈʒẽ.tʃi
"O pagamento foi efetuado com o cartão inteligente."
स्मार्ट कार्ड
Transliteration: smaart kaard
"अपने भुगतान के लिए स्मार्ट कार्ड का उपयोग करें।"
智能卡
Transliteration: zhì néng kǎ
"请将智能卡插入读卡器。"
스마트 카드
Transliteration: sumateu kadeu
"단말기에 스마트 카드를 삽입해 주세요."
スマートカード
Transliteration: sumāto kādo
"スマートカードをリーダーに挿入してください。"
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