Card reader
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A card reader is a device used for communication with a smart card or a flash memory card.
[edit] Smart card readers
- See also: Contact Smart Card and Contactless Smart Card.
[edit] Memory card readers
A memory card reader is a device, typically having a USB interface, for accessing the data on a memory card such as a CompactFlash, secure digital or Multimedia Card. Most card readers also offer write capability, and together with the card, this can function as a pen drive.
Today card readers can be categorized into two by the type and quantity of the card slots: Single card reader (e.g. 1x SD-only), Multi card reader (e.g. 9-in-1) and Series card reader (e.g. 4x SD only).However, there are some kinds of memory cards with USB functions that do not need the card reader, such as the Intelligent Stick memory card, which can plug directly into a USB slot.
