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contactless

contactless

1 3.7
A card or device used to pay without touching the machine
  • noun
  • /ˈkɒntæktləs/
translation icon : tarjeta sin contacto
  • So it simplifies the move towards contactless bank card usage and we'll talk more about that.

Examples

  • And the difference in how people that had paid cash, people that paid card and people that paid contactless was insane.

  • It's impressed many with the possibilities of "wave and pay" contactless credit card payments and how they will improve shopping.

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  • Apple must be considering two things with respect to mobile contactless transactions:

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  • So and certainly when we're moving towards contactless bank cards, we're talking about much more secure encryption.

  • It's an enabling technology for implementing a very useful feature: mobile contactless transactions.

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  • Interestingly, over 40 percent of those who have used a phone to make a purchase said they did so via contactless payments.

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  • Underneath the screen, Nokia has installed Qi contactless charging for the phone's 2,000mAh battery.

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  • The Google Wallet app (in conjunction with the online portal) would provide consumers the ability to manage which credit/debit card they want to pay with when using the Google card and continue to offer contactless payment for devices and merchants that support it.

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  • With strong majorities interested in using all of the major mobile payment methods—apps, browser, contactless, and text—the findings suggest that consumers have not yet decided on a favorite mode.

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  • Many stores are now accepting contactless payment methods, making checkout faster for customers.

How Convenient

contactless
1 3.7
debit card
27 1.6
cash card
2 2.6
cash
1.0
to check
  • US
32 1.8

Surface Forms

contactless singular
contactlesses plural

Morphology

contactless = contact (transparent) = contact + less

The meaning is directly compositional: 'contact' + '-less' means without physical contact.

Etymology

Contactless is a short name for a card or device you use 'without touch'. The word joins contact ('touch') and -less ('without'), so a contactless lets you tap or hold it near a machine to pay or enter quickly.