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Word: datacard (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1999-1999
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David R. Wamback, coordinator of ID cards and information retrieval for HUID, says, "The general `Harvard Card' is pre-printed with a specific design. We use a DataCard 9000 machine to `personalize' each card. It is a modular system that a) encodes the mag-stripe and tests the encoding, b) adds graphics such as the bar-code, faculty and general role, c) prints an image of the individual using a dye sublimation process, d) adds a protective coating, e) embosses the card with the ID number, name, and faculty code, and finally, f) coats the embossing for readability...

Author: By Sasha A. Haines-stiles, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: The ID Card: What Happens When You Swipe? | 1/6/1999 | See Source »

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