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Octopus card - The Octopus card is a rechargeable contactless stored value smart card used for electronic payment in online or offline systems in Hong Kong. Originally launched in September 1997 as a fare collection system for the city's mass transit systems, the Octopus card system has grown into a widely used electronic cash ...

Multimedia Card - The Multimedia Card (MMC) is a flash memory memory card standard. Unveiled in 1997 by Siemens AG and SanDisk, it is based on Toshiba's NAND-based flash memory, and is therefore much smaller than earlier systems based on Intel NOR-based memory such as Compact Flash.

Alpha strike - An alpha strike is a sudden, all-out attack with no consideration for defense or conserving reserves, in the context of a game (typically a war game, card game, or video game.) It originated in BattleTech, where an alpha strike was an attack that fired all of a 'mech's weapons, something that could leave the attacker helpless by overheating and shutting down his or her 'mechs.

Common Access Card - The Common Access Card (CAC) is a DOD smartcard used to allow users to authenticate themselves on secure websites, sign and encrypt e-mail, and securely log-in to computer systems.

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