As used in this chapter:

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1.    “Payment card” means a credit card, charge card, debit card, or any other card issued to an authorized card user which allows the user to obtain, purchase, or receive credit, money, goods, services, or anything else of value.

2.    “Re-encoder” means an electronic device that places encoded information from the computer chip or magnetic strip or stripe of a payment card onto the computer chip or magnetic strip or stripe of a different payment card, driver’s license, or state-issued identification card, or any electronic medium that allows an authorized transaction to occur.

3.    “Scanning device” means a scanner, reader, or any other electronic device used to access, read, scan, obtain, memorize, or store, information encoded on a computer chip or magnetic strip or stripe of a payment card, driver’s license, or state-issued identification card.

4.    “Skimmer” means an electronic, photographic, visual imaging, recording, or other device capable of accessing, reading, recording, capturing, copying, imaging, scanning, reproducing, or storing in any manner the financial information contained on a payment card or encoded on a computer chip or magnetic strip or stripe of a payment card.