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[[file:CVC2SampleVisaNew.png|thumb|The card security code is located on the back of [[Mastercard]], [[Visa Inc.|Visa]], [[Discover Card|Discover]], [[Diners Club]], and [[JCB (credit card company)|JCB]] credit or debit cards and is typically a separate group of three digits to the right of the signature strip]]
[[file:CIDSampleAmex.png|thumb|On [[American Express]] cards, the card security code is a printed, not embossed, group of four digits on the front towards the right]]
A '''card security code''' ('''CSC'''; also known as '''CVC''', '''CVV''', or [[#Naming|several other names]]) is a series of numbers that, in addition to the [[bank card number]], is printed (but not [[Paper embossing|embossed]]) on a [[credit card|credit]] or [[debit card]]. The CSC is used as a security feature for [[card not present transaction]]s, where a [[personal identification number]] (PIN) cannot be manually entered by the cardholder (as they would during [[payment terminal|point-of-sale]] or card present transactions). It was instituted to reduce the incidence of [[credit card fraud]]. Unlike the card number, the CSC is deliberately not embossed, so that it is not read when using a mechanical [[credit card imprinter]] which will only pick up embossed numbers.
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== Location ==
[[File:Back of Bank Jago Visa Debit card.jpg|thumb|Some cards do not place card security code on the cards themselves, cardholders can look for it inside the bank's [[Online banking|mobile application]]]]
The card security code is typically the last three or four digits printed, not embossed like the card number, on the signature strip on the back of the card. On American Express cards, however, the card security code is the four digits printed (not embossed) on the front towards the right. The card security code is not encoded on the magnetic stripe but is printed flat.
* American Express cards have a four-digit code printed on the front side of the card above the number.
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