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Card printer
A card printer is an electronic desktop printer used to print and personalize plastic cards. Unlike label printers, which have a continuous supply feed, card printers have a single-card feeder. Card dimensions are usually 85.60 × 53.98 mm, standardized under ISO/IEC 7810 as ID-1 . This format, commonly known as the bank card format, is used in many applications relying on magnetic stripe cards or smart cards, including credit cards, debit cards, telephone cards, driver's licenses and health insurance cards, access badges, school and campus cards, season passes, loyalty programs, etc. Card printers are controlled by corresponding printer drivers or by means of a specific programming language. Generally card printers are designed with laminating, striping, and punching functions, and use desktop or web-based software. The hardware features of a card printer differentiate a card printer from the more traditional printers, as ID cards are usually made of PVC plastic and require laminating and punching. Different card printers can accept different card thickness and dimensions.
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A card printer is an electronic desktop printer used to print and personalize plastic cards. Unlike label printers, which have a continuous supply feed, card printers have a single-card feeder. Card dimensions are usually 85.60 × 53.98 mm, standardized under ISO/IEC 7810 as ID-1 . This format, commonly known as the bank card format, is used in many applications relying on magnetic stripe cards or smart cards, including credit cards, debit cards, telephone cards, driver's licenses and health insurance cards, access badges, school and campus cards, season passes, loyalty programs, etc. Card printers are controlled by corresponding printer drivers or by means of a specific programming language. Generally card printers are designed with laminating, striping, and punching functions, and use desktop or web-based software. The hardware features of a card printer differentiate a card printer from the more traditional printers, as ID cards are usually made of PVC plastic and require laminating and punching. Different card printers can accept different card thickness and dimensions.
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- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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