Smart Card
Smart Card: A credit card-sized card with embedded integrated circuits that can store, process, and communicate information.
Definition
A credit card-sized card with embedded integrated circuits that can store, process, and communicate information.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
A credit card-sized card with embedded integrated circuits that can store, process, and communicate information. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)
- Definition 3
A card having an embedded computer that is usually capable of storing data and performing sophisticated processing functions.
- Definition 4
A smart card is a removable computer card that looks almost exactly like a credit card in size and thickness. The main difference is that a smart card has a computer chip (usually visible) embedded in the plastic. Smart cards have limited memory and are called “smart” because they can even perform limited calculations (such as with encryption).