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Ipodmini Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

swipe vs whisk

Hi, everyone
What's the difference between the two words in the context of:
I swiped my access card and entered.
I whisked my access card and entered.

Thanks!
  

Top answer

We 'swipe' cards - pass them through some sort of machine or sensor to read the information carried either on a magnetic strip or internal 'chip'. We don't ever use use the verb 'whisk' simply for this action. There is a use of 'whisk' to mean 'to move quickly' and you need to follow up with detail of the movement.

— Nona the brit

  • We 'swipe' cards - pass them through some sort of machine or sensor to read the information carried either on a magnetic strip or internal 'chip'.
  • We don't ever use use the verb 'whisk' simply for this action.
  • There is a use of 'whisk' to mean 'to move quickly' and you need to follow up with detail of the movement.
  • So you could say "I whisked my card through the scanner and entered".
  • = I moved my card quickly through the scanner and entered.
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We 'swipe' cards - pass them through some sort of machine or sensor to read the information carried either on a magnetic strip or internal 'chip'.

We don't ever use use the verb 'whisk' simply for this action.

There is a use of 'whisk' to mean 'to move quickly' and you need to follow up with detail of the movement. So you could say "I whisked my card through the scanner and enter
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Thanks:-)

Here I'm looking for a suitable verb for "contactless card", which can be read in front of a reader.

Is "swipe" still ok to use ?
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Yes I think swipe is still ok.
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I have got it.

Thanks!
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It seems that swipe is really the verb specialized for this motion:
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swipe

Function: transitive verb

 : to slide (a card with a magnetic strip or bar code) through a slot in a reading device so that information stored on the strip can be processed (as in making a purchase)


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