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A card is generally a small flat object, typically made from heavy paper or plastic. Many types include:
  • Business Card , a card containing contact information for a person or business

  • Credit Card , a plastic card for buying things on credit

  • Debit Card , a plastic card for buying things using money in a bank account

  • Expansion Card , a device attached generally inside a computer, that provides added functionality, such as a graphics card or a sound card

  • Greeting Card , usually folded paper that is mailed or given to a relative, friend, or associate to express a message of greeting, appreciation, or some other sentiment

  • Health Card , a token to be used as patient data card (PDC) or health professional card (HPC)

  • ID Card , an identity document

  • Index Card , a card for creating and organizing notes in a stack, usually for a research project

  • Penalty Card for rule violations in several Sports

  • Playing Card , a card, typically made of laminated paper, used for playing games

  • Postcard , a card used for sending messages in the mail without use of an envelope

  • Punch Card , an obsolete method for storing data

  • Smart Card , a plastic card containing a computer chip (also known as a Key Card)

  • Trading Card , a card used for trading or collecting, or for use in a collectible card game

  • Value Card , a self-help device listing behavior changes the bearer wants to make


Non-physical analogues of physical cards:
  • E-card , an electronic version of a greeting card or postcard

  • Test Card , also known as a test pattern, a television test signal, typically broadcast at times when the transmitter is active, but no programmes are being broadcast


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