Carding Glossary: Every Term Decoded
Every field in this game has a name and half of them are abbreviations. Here they are in plain English, alphabetically, so the rest of the site stops sounding like code.
Contents
A–B
AVS – Address Verification System. The check that compares billing address numerics to the issuer’s records. Guide.
Anti-detect browser – A browser that seals each identity into a separate profile with its own fingerprint and proxy. Guide.
BIN – Bank Identification Number, the first six digits. Identifies the issuer, the country and the card type.
Base – A shop’s stock of card records.
Base64 – An encoded export format that imports card data into profile managers without copy-paste errors.
C–D
CVV – In the scene, a card record: number, expiry, code, name, address. Not the three digits specifically, though it is also that.
Cardable – A merchant that still processes without an OTP. Targets.
Cashout – Turning goods or balances into money. Routes.
Checker – A tool that tests whether a card or BIN is live and non-VBV. Guide.
Drop – The address goods are delivered to. Usually not yours.
Dump – Data off a card’s magnetic stripe, written to a blank for terminal use. Guide.
F–N
Fullz – A complete identity record: card, address, DOB, SSN, sometimes ID. Guide.
KYC – Know Your Customer. Identity checks that require an SSN or a document.
LRC – Longitudinal redundancy check, the stripe checksum a writer computes.
Non-VBV – A card or BIN that does not trigger 3-D Secure. Meaning.
Non-VBV BIN list – A dated list of ranges that skip the challenge. Ours.
O–S
OTP – One-time password. The code sent to the cardholder’s phone during a challenge.
Opsec – Operational security. The habits that keep identities separate. Guide.
Proxy – The IP your traffic exits from. Residential and city-matched for carding. Guide.
Service code – Three digits on Track 2. The first says whether a PIN is required. 101 vs 201.
Settlement – When an authorisation is finalised. Cards often die between authorisation and settlement.
T–V
Track 1 / Track 2 – The two magnetic stripe data blocks. Layout.
3-D Secure – The protocol behind VBV and SecureCode.
VBV – Verified by Visa. Used generically for any 3-D Secure challenge.
Velocity – The rate at which a card is used. High velocity triggers checks.
Terms make more sense with a card in hand
A $0.90 card from SantaCVV costs less than most of the tools people buy before their first order. Read the glossary, then go and use it.
One caution on language: the scene invents words constantly and half of them mean the same thing. When a listing or a forum post uses a term not here, assume the older word it resembles.
