meaning of swipe

[Derju]

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #122 "Real Life: Grocery Stores (2)", question 9

People often pay for their groceries with a credit or debit card. To do so, they must first ......... their cards through an electronic scanning machine.

(a) surge
(b) turn
(c) xerox
(d) swipe

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #122 "Real Life: Grocery Stores (2)", answer 9

People often pay for their groceries with a credit or debit card. To do so, they must first swipe their cards through an electronic scanning machine.

Correct answer: (d) swipe

Your answer was: incorrect
People often pay for their groceries with a credit or debit card. To do so, they must first xerox their cards through an electronic scanning machine.
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i want to know the exact meaning of swipe

Derju

[Mister Micawber]

slide (a magnetic card) quickly through an electronic device that reads data.
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Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's

[Kitosdad]

Swipe can describe a blow to the body, and in England swipe is slang for " to steal."

Just a couple of extra meanings, and nothing to do with the quiz context.

Kitos.
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Englishman living in Germany.