Magnetic Stripe
A medium in the form of a stripe with the limited storage space. A magnetic stripe is usually placed at the reverse side of a card. The data which has previously been coded recorded on magnetic stripes. The data reading process is carried out by using special devices – readers (fig. 1).
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Fig. 1. The United States of America. Arizona. Identity card. Magnetic stripe at the reverse side of a card