Track two is a "track" of information on a credit card that has a 40 character field for information. Normally a credit cad number and expiration date are contained on track 2.

An ISO-defined read-only track on the magnetic stripe that has low-density and may only numeric characters.

The ability of a terminal to read the track 1 stripe off the back of a credit card. Track 2 reads numeric characters only. This track is also needed to process debit cards. This track is found on all XL’s 380’s, 420’s, and 460’s.