Cardware

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of postcardware. uncountable

    "Two of the programs are "cardware" — the authors would be pleased to receive just a postcard."

  2. 2
    The software and hardware supporting a smart card system. uncountable

    "Detailed experience from other economic sectors as well as some partial data for the health sector allows us to calculate a factor the cardware costs have to be multiplied with to get total costs […]"

Synonyms

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postcardware

Example

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"Two of the programs are "cardware" — the authors would be pleased to receive just a postcard."

Etymology

From card + -ware.

Related phrases

smart card

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