0 a plastic card that you slide through a machine in order to be allowed into a building, pay for something, etc.
1 a plastic card with information on a magnetic strip which can be used to pay for things, enter parts of a building that are not open to everyone, etc.:
Pulled up to the car park—barrier refused to open—must be a problem with my swipe card.
The idea that a machine-readable swipe card will make everything swift, accurate and easy is unreal.
For the record, it does so using a smart card rather than a swipe card.
The swipe card arrangement is a compromise that would marginally reduce income to sub-post offices from benefit administration, but would allow them enough income to remain viable.
However, we should encourage secondary schools to introduce a swipe card, so there is no way of knowing whether pupils are having a free school meal or not.
The building and wings themselves require key and swipe card access to gain admittance.
Buildings have a front desk and 24-hour video monitoring, and are accessed by swipe card.
The academy has 4 elevators to assist with traveling around the school as well as a swipe card system to ensure student safety.
