Carding (disambiguation)

Carding (disambiguation)

* Carding is the processing of brushing fibers to prepare them as textiles.
* Carding is a technique used in Internet credit card fraud. The defrauder is called a carder and uses this technique to verify stolen credit card data.
* To "card" a customer is to require showing of an identity document before a customer is allowed to purchase certain goods, for example, providing a driver's license as proof of age to purchase alcohol or tobacco.
* the carding program is a program where elite athletes in Canada receive funding from the government. Athletes receiving the funding are called carded athletes.
*Carding was a method of torture using metal wool-combs.


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