Electronic data capture (EDC)

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

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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.

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Variants

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plural: Electronic data capture (EDC)S
possessive: Electronic data capture (EDC)'s
pluralpossessive: Electronic data capture (EDC)S'

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