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2. Forrest Parry - Wikipedia

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   Forrest Corry Parry (July 4, 1921 – December 31, 2005) was an American IBM engineer who invented the magnetic stripe card used for credit cards and identification badges. [1] [2] Parry was born in Cedar City, Utah to Edward H. Parry and Marguerite C. Parry. Forrest attended the Branch Agricultural College (BAC) now Southern Utah University ...

3. Punched card - Wikipedia

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   Punched card. A 12-row/80-column IBM punched card from the mid-twentieth century. A punched card (also punch card[ 1] or punched-card[ 2]) is a piece of card stock that stores digital data using punched holes. Punched cards were once common in data processing and the control of automated machines . Punched cards were widely used in the 20th ...

4. ISO/IEC 7813 - Wikipedia

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   ISO/IEC 7813. ISO/IEC 7813 is an international standard codified by the International Organization for Standardization and International Electrotechnical Commission that defines properties of financial transaction cards, such as ATM or credit cards. [1]

5. Fuel card - Wikipedia

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   A fuel card or fleet card is used as a payment card most commonly for gasoline, diesel, and other fuels at gas stations. Fleet cards can also be used to pay for vehicle maintenance and expenses at the discretion of the fleet owner or manager. Most fuel cards are charge cards . Fleet cards are unique due to the convenient and comprehensive ...

6. Retail loss prevention - Wikipedia

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   Retail loss prevention (also known as retail asset protection) is a set of practices employed by retail companies to preserve profit. [ 1] Loss prevention is mainly found within the retail sector but also can be found within other business environments. Retail loss prevention is geared towards the elimination of preventable loss. [ 2]

7. Bootable business card - Wikipedia

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   A bootable business card ( BBC) is a CD-ROM that has been cut, pressed, or molded to the size and shape of a business card (designed to fit in a wallet or pocket). Alternative names for this form factor include "credit card", "hockey rink", and " wallet -size". The cards are designed to hold about 50 MB. The CD-ROM business cards are generally ...