The term card 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
Penalty cards for rule violations in several sports, e.g.
red card or
yellow cardPlaying card, a card, typically made of laminated paper, used for playing gamesPolicy debate card, a piece of evidence in policy debate
Postcard, a card used for sending messages in the mail without use of an envelopePrePay card, usually plastic payment tool that is mailed or given to a relative, friend, or associate as a method of pre-payment for products within stores
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.
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The CARDS programme, of Community Assistance for Reconstruction, Development and Stabilisation, is the EU's main instrument of financial assistance to the Western Balkans, covering specifically the countries of
Croatia,
Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Serbia,
Montenegro,
Republic of Macedonia and
Albania. It was created in 2000 by Council Regulation 2666/2000. However it was only in 2001 that the programme became operative under its own regulations, as in the first period it supported projects previously funded by the
PHARE and OBNOVA programmes. The programme is the main financial instrument of EU's
Stabilisation and Association process (SAp). A total of €5.13 billion is secured for all CARDS actions during 2000-2006, as after that day it will be replaced by the
Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA), which will cover both candidate and potential candidate countries.
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