Kalmar “takar kwamfuta” ba ta da ma’anar ƙamus da kanta, domin tana iya nufin nau’ikan takarda da ake amfani da su da kwamfuta. Koyaya, takarda ta kwamfuta yawanci tana nufin takarda da aka kera musamman don amfani da firintocin kwamfuta ko wasu aikace-aikace masu alaƙa da kwamfuta. Yana iya zuwa da girma dabam dabam, kauri, da ƙarewa, kuma ƙila a tsara shi don amfani da takamaiman nau'ikan firinta ko fasahar bugu. Wasu misalan takardan kwamfuta sun haɗa da takarda matrix digo, takarda tawada, da takardan bugun laser.