[unwind]

I (almost) can't believe they didn't name it the Stripe Swipe.

On the other hand, being not in the US, swiping cards to read the actual magnetic stripe is really quaint and not something I do a lot of these days. And it would have been weird to name it for a minor/compatibility feature, I guess.

[eqbridges]

Not to mention that “to swipe” has connotations of stealing as well.