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Keycard lock

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A keycard lock is a lock operated by a keycard, a flat, rectangular plastic card with identical dimensions to that of a credit card or American and EU driver's license. [1]

21 relations: Access control, Barcode, Biometrics, Computer and network surveillance, Credit card, Dead bolt, Driver's license, Electronic lock, Fingerprint, Hotel, Identity document, Integrated circuit, Key (lock), Light-emitting diode, Lock (security device), Magnetic stripe card, Privacy, Radio-frequency identification, Smart card, Wiegand effect, Wiegand interface.

Access control

In the fields of physical security and information security, access control (AC) is the selective restriction of access to a place or other resource.

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Barcode

A barcode (also bar code) is an optical, machine-readable, representation of data; the data usually describes something about the object that carries the barcode.

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Biometrics

Biometrics is the technical term for body measurements and calculations.

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Computer and network surveillance

Computer and network surveillance is the monitoring of computer activity and data stored on a hard drive, or data being transferred over computer networks such as the Internet.

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Credit card

A credit card is a payment card issued to users (cardholders) to enable the cardholder to pay a merchant for goods and services based on the cardholder's promise to the card issuer to pay them for the amounts so paid plus the other agreed charges.

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Dead bolt

A dead bolt, deadbolt or dead lock is a locking mechanism distinct from a spring bolt lock because a deadbolt cannot be moved to the open position except by rotating the key.

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Driver's license

A driver's license is an official document permitting a specific individual to operate one or more types of motorized vehicles, such as a motorcycle, car, truck, or bus on a public road.

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Electronic lock

An electronic lock (or electric lock) is a locking device which operates by means of electric current.

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Fingerprint

A fingerprint in its narrow sense is an impression left by the friction ridges of a human finger.

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Hotel

A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis.

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Identity document

An identity document (also called a piece of identification or ID, or colloquially as papers) is any document which may be used to prove a person's identity.

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Integrated circuit

An integrated circuit or monolithic integrated circuit (also referred to as an IC, a chip, or a microchip) is a set of electronic circuits on one small flat piece (or "chip") of semiconductor material, normally silicon.

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Key (lock)

A key is a device that is used to operate a lock (such as to lock or unlock it).

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Light-emitting diode

A light-emitting diode (LED) is a two-lead semiconductor light source.

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Lock (security device)

A lock is a mechanical or electronic fastening device that is released by a physical object (such as a key, keycard, fingerprint, RFID card, security token, coin etc.), by supplying secret information (such as a keycode or password), or by a combination thereof.

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Magnetic stripe card

A magnetic stripe card is a type of card capable of storing data by modifying the magnetism of tiny iron-based magnetic particles on a band of magnetic material on the card.

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Privacy

Privacy is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves, or information about themselves, and thereby express themselves selectively.

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Radio-frequency identification

Radio-frequency identification (RFID) uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects.

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Smart card

A smart card, chip card, or integrated circuit card (ICC), is any pocket-sized card that has embedded integrated circuits.

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Wiegand effect

The Wiegand effect is a nonlinear magnetic effect, named after its discoverer John R. Wiegand, produced in specially annealed and hardened wire called Wiegand wire.

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Wiegand interface

The Wiegand interface is a de facto wiring standard which arose from the popularity of Wiegand effect card readers in the 1980s.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keycard_lock

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