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meaning of "demagged"?

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UPDATED: Thursday, April 13, 2006 05:04
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Thursday, April 13, 2006 3:41 AM

ELIANG


Hi, I'm new here.
I speak Chinese, and not so good in English, so instead I have an English question.
In Firefly "Arial" episode, Zoe and Mal try to use their fake identity cards to open the door but it fails.
Zoe then says, "Must've been demagged."
The word "demagged", what is it supposed to mean?
Is it same as "damaged"?
Or it means something like "refreshed"?
Thanks a lot!


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Thursday, April 13, 2006 3:57 AM

CANTONHEROINE


I think its an abbreviation for "demagnetized". The scanner won't read the information on the card anymore because it's been wiped.

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Thursday, April 13, 2006 3:59 AM

DUG


The identity card had a magnetic strip that contained the codes to open the door. That is modern day technology; identity cards, hotel door locks, credit cards and the like use that now. Works well enough that I see no reason that it won't be used in 500 years.


It is basically the same stuff as a recording tape and can be erased with a magentic field; I believe that is what Zoe was referring to.

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Thursday, April 13, 2006 5:04 AM

ELIANG


Thanks, both of you.
You guys really help me.
I ask this because I'm trying to translate the subtitle into Chinese.
By the way, CantonHeroine, your sketches are really awesome!

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