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 # Magnetic Track Parser
 
-*Magnetic Track Parser* is a Java 7 library that can parse magnetic strips from a bank issued credit card. All classes are immutable and thread-safe. The standard `toString()` function formats data in a readable form. Validity is enforced by JUnit tests. Maven is needed for a build.
+*Magnetic Track Parser* is a Java 7 library that can parse magnetic track data from a bank issued credit card, such as might be returned from a USB magnetic card stripe reader. All classes are immutable and thread-safe. The standard `toString()` function formats data in a readable form. Validity is enforced by JUnit tests. Maven is needed for a build.
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+See the article on [Magnetic stripe card] on Wikipedia for information about the format of track data.
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+[Magnetic stripe card]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_stripe_card
 
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