A plastic key with electronic codes embedded. There are two types of electronic keys; the more common keys with the magnetic strip, and the less common Proxy Cards, which are internally wired with an electronic chip, and requires no swiping or contact with the locking mechanism.
The hotel industry uses a lot of acronyms and abbreviations that may not be clear or easy to understand. So we built the world’s largest and growing repository of hotel industry terms, acronyms and definitions. We don’t claim to be the definitive answer on all hotel terms that have been adopted, just a team that genuinely wants to make life easier for our clients.