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swipe card

A swipe card is a card that is swiped through a reader to unlock a door or gain entry to a building or room.

In plain English

It is a physical access card used by passing it through a card reader. That swipe is the way it is used to open a door or enter a building or room.

In context

On the key checklist, it names the card-based access item that is swiped through a reader to unlock a door or gain entry to a building or room.

Situation
Managing move-in, move-out, inventory, keys, deposits, and condition reports
What it communicates
labels a card-based access item on the key checklist.

Meaning limits

The term by itself does not say which specific door, building, or room the card is for.

Examples

“At the side entrance, she swiped her swipe card through the reader by the door.”

Core meaning

“On the key checklist, the caretaker checked off one swipe card with the office keys.”

In context