The world of Credit Cards is full of a number of Specific Terms which you need to know in order to understand the Transactions, Rules better. But you will not find a uniformed dictionary where you can turn to seek help from. To solve this problem, TopCreditCards.com, presents here the complete Credit Card Glossary covering Terms from A - Z commonly used in the credit card world.

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In layman’s terms embossing means printing, however in a credit card the embossing is done in a particular way. The details such as the account number, the validity dates and the name of the card holder would be elevated in a fashion that the details are slightly higher than the other details. These details are clearly imprinted, and are raised on the face of the card.