Smart card
nounid
4172·updated May 12, 2026candidate
A credit card-sized card with embedded integrated circuits that can store, process, and communicate information.
MWE
Attested in
NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 - Protecting CUI in Nonfederal Systems
03.05.03 ¶ 203.10.01.d ¶ 1
Classifications
Entity Type
Physical0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
Sensitivity
—75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Information Class
—50%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Variants
- alternatephrasing
- Smart CardSmart cardsSmartcard
- plural
- Smart cardsSmart cardsesSmartcards
- possessive
- Smart card'sSmart cards'sSmartcard's
- pluralpossessive
- Smart cards'Smart cardses'Smartcards'
Framework definitions
- §1
- A smartcard is an electronic badge that includes a magnetic strip or chip that can record and replay a set key.
- §1
- A small electronic device that contains electronic memory, and possibly an embedded integrated circuit Scope Note: Smart cards can be used for a number of purposes including the storage of digital certificates or digital cash, or they can be used as a token to authenticate users.
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
- §1
- A card with an embedded computer chip on which information can be stored and processed.
- §1
- A credit card-sized card with embedded integrated circuits that can store, process, and communicate information.
- §1
- A credit card-sized card with embedded integrated circuits that can store, process, and communicate information.
- §1
- a plastic card containing a microprocessor that enables the holder to perform operations requiring data that is stored in the microprocessor
- §1 · attested_usage_pack_match
- No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 2 citations in that document; a definition is pending curation.Increment 2: attested in 800-171r3 without a glossary definition.
- §1 · legacy_primary
- A credit card-sized card with embedded integrated circuits that can store, process, and communicate information.DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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