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Electronic data capture (EDC)

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

Process used for capturing and transferring the encoded information on the magnetic strip from a bankcard or debit card at the point-of-sale to the processor's database.

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Process used for capturing and transferring the encoded information on the magnetic strip from a bankcard or debit card at the point-of-sale to the processor's database.