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The term '''card''' (from [[Greek language|Greek]] ''χάρτης'' - ''chartēs'', "paper, papyrus"), primarily refers to [[cardboard]] or a piece of this.
More generally, the term can refer to any of various small flat objects, typically made from heavy paper or plastic. In particular:
* [[Business card]], a wallet sized card containing contact information for a person or business
* [[Cigarette card]], a trading card used to reinforce cigarette packaging
* [[Common Access Card]] (CAC), a Department of Defense (DoD) access & ID Card; contains a computer chip.
* [[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]] or computer card, a computer hardware component or device, attached generally inside a computer, that provides added functionality, such as a graphics card or sound card
* [[File card (tool)]], a metal brush used to clean the cutting grooves on files
* [[Gift card]], usually plastic payment tool that is mailed or given to a relative, friend, or associate as a method of purchasing within stores
* [[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
* [[Memory card]], a data storage device used with digital cameras, computers, telephones, music players, video game consoles, and other electronics
* [[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
* [[Evidence %28policy debate%29|Policy debate card]], a piece of evidence in policy debate
* [[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
* [[Visiting card]], aka calling card, a more personal version of a business card
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:
* [[Louisville Cardinals]], the athletic teams of the University of Louisville
* [[St. Louis Cardinals]], a Major League Baseball team whose home is the city of [[St. Louis]]
'''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.
'''CARD''' may also refer to:
*Caspase recruitment domains, or [[CARD domains]], are interaction motifs found in a wide array of proteins.
*[[Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases]]
==Surname==
* [[Andrew Card]] (born 1947), former White House Chief of Staff
* [[Charles Ora Card]] (1839-1906), American Mormon pioneer
* [[Clellan Card]] (1903-1966), American radio broadcaster
* [[David Card]], Canadian economist
* [[Michael Card]] (born 1957), American musician
* [[Orson Scott Card]] (born 1951), author of the ''Ender's Game'' Series
* [[Ray Card]] born (1957), Australian rules footballer
* [[Rémy Card]], French software developer
* [[Stuart Card]], Computer researcher
==See also==
*[[Cardboard]]
*[[Card reader]]
*[[The Card]], Arnold Bennett's 1911 novel and the 1952 film derived from it
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