RFID tag
Wireless identification chip
An RFID tag is a small electronic device that stores data and transmits it wirelessly when activated by a radio signal.
Tags contain a microchip and antenna, allowing them to be read without direct contact or line of sight.
They're embedded in products, ID badges, pet microchips, and inventory systems for tracking and identification: The library uses RFID tags instead of barcodes.
- chipSmall broken-off piece
- scannerDevice that reads data
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- inventory managementOverseeing stored merchandise levels
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
antenna · microchip · radio frequency · warehouse · frequency · reader · retail · security · access control · contactless · signal · badge · keycard · toll booth · pet microchip · implant · livestock · transponder
- shoppingbuying, shopping cart, shop, purchases, sale
- baggagesuitcase, luggage, checked bag, carry-on, hand luggage
- tagsgeotag, hashtag, label, hashtags, labels
- classification systemstaxonomy, species, cladogram, dichotomous key, phylum
- retail techself-checkout, digital kiosk, digital kiosks, mobile pay, mobile payment
- retail technologybarcode scanner, self-checkout, point of sale, POS system, checkout kiosk
RFID tagbarcode
Encoded product stripes
QR code · visual inspection · magnetic stripe · punch card · tattooing
RFID tagoff-the-grid
Without municipal utilities
privacy · invisibility · untracked · blank