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Lamination: (a) A method ofapplying a magnetic stripe tape to a card; adhe-
sive applied tothe film side ofa magnetic material coated bondsto the stripe to
the card.(b) A methodof fabricatingcards, built upof several layersof material
with thin sheets of adhesive in between and bonded under heat and pressure.
(c) A coating or die-cut panel applied by the printer to add scratch resistance
and inhibit fading from UV exposure.
Laminator: Adevice with rollers thatapply both heatand pressure to addlay-
ers or coatings to cards.
Low Energy Stripe: Low coercivity magnetic stripe, usually 300 oersted;
does not refer to read output.
Magnetic Slug: Magnetic slugs or metal pieces embedded or layered in a
card used by magnetic sensing devices. Also known as a shim card and gener-
ally limited to single code parking operations.
Magnetic Stripe: A thin layer of material consisting of oriented ferromag-
netic particles rigidly held together by a resin binder and bonded toa nonmag-
netic carrier medium such as paper or plastic.
Media: The material used, e.g., magnetic stripes, cards, ribbons, etc.
Mil: One thousandth of an inch.
Optical Memory: Optically coded cards depend upon varying transparency
densities arrangedin rows, columns, orspots, read by asystem of light sources
and photo detectors.
Oersteds: An electromagnetic unit of magnetic intensity (centimeter-gram-
second) used to rate the magnetic intensity of magnetic media, such as the
Magnetic Stripe used on credit card style plastic cards.
Over-laminate: Eithera protectivecoating or adie-cut panel (seeOverlay).
Overlay Varnish: A thin transparent coating imaged on cards to resist
scratching and fading from exposure to UV radiation.
PASS: See Card Pass.
PIN: Personal Identification Number, encrypted in the magneticstripe encod-
ing on a financial card.
Polyester: A plastic material frequently used for ID badges and access control
cards, stronger than PVC, but cannot be embossed.
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