Card

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As generally a small flat object, typically made from heavy paper or plastic.

Card may refer to:

• Business card, a wallet sized card containing contact information for a person or business.
• Computer card, a computer hardware component, such as a sound card
• Credit card, a plastic card for purchasing items on credit
• Debit card, a plastic card for purchasing items using money in a bank account
• Expansion card, a device attached generally inside a computer, that provides added functionality, such as a graphics card or a sound card
• File card (tool), a metal brush used to clean the cutting grooves on files
• Greeting card, usually folded paper that is mailed or given to a relative, friend, or associate to express a message of greeting, appreciation, or some other sentiment
• Health card, a token to be used as patient data card (PDC) or health professional card (HPC)
• ID card, an identity document
• Index card, a card for creating and organizing notes in a stack, usually for a research project
• Library card, a card used to borrow books or other media from a library
• Penalty cards for rule violations in several sports, e.g. red card or yellow card
• Playing card, a card, typically made of laminated paper, used for playing games
• Postcard, a card used for sending messages in the mail without use of an envelope
• Punch card, an obsolete method for storing data
• Raising card, a spiked brush-like tool used to straighten out wool, hemp, etc.
• SIM card, a smart card identifying a mobile phone service subscriber
• Smart card, a plastic card containing a computer chip (also known as a Key Card)
• Trading card, a card used for trading or collecting, or for use in a collectible card game
• Value card, a self-help device listing behavior changes the bearer wants to make
• Cigarette card, a trading card used to reinforce cigarette packaging

Non-physical analogues of physical cards:

• E-card, an electronic version of a greeting card or postcard
• Test card, also known as a test pattern, a television test signal, typically broadcast at times when the transmitter is active, but no programmes are being broadcast

Card may also refer to:

• Card (professional wrestling), the lineup of the matches that will be staged at a given venue for a given performance

CARDS may refer to:

• The CARDS programme (Community Assistance for Reconstruction Development and Stabilisation), the European Union's main financial assistance instrument to the Western Balkans.

[edit] Surname

• Andrew Card, American Chief of Staff of the President
• Charles Ora Card, American Mormon pioneer
• Clellan Card, American radio broadcaster
• David Card, American economist
• Michael Card, American musician
• Orson Scott Card, author of the Ender's Game Series
• Ray Card, Australian rules footballer
• Rémy Card, French software developer
• Robert Card, American Under Secretary for the U.S. Department of Energy
• Stuart Card, Computer researcher

[edit] See also

• Cardboard
• Card reader

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