Carding (disambiguation)

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  • Carding is the processing of brushing fibers to prepare them as textiles.
  • Carding is a technique used in Internet credit card fraud. The defrauder is called a carder and uses this technique to verify stolen credit card data.
  • To "card" a customer is to require an identity document before the customer is allowed, for example, to purchase alcohol or tobacco.
  • the carding program is a program where elite athletes in Canada receive funding from the government. Athletes receiving the funding are called carded athletes.
  • Carding was a method of torture using metal wool-combs.