TSA checkpoint
Bag X-ray station
A TSA checkpoint is the security screening area at U.S. airports where passengers and their belongings are inspected before entering departure gates.
Operated by the Transportation Security Administration, these checkpoints involve X-ray scans of bags, metal detectors or body scanners, and sometimes pat-downs: The line at the TSA checkpoint stretched halfway through the terminal.
- conveyor beltEndless loop transporter
- x-ray machineRadiation-based imaging apparatus
- body scannerDevice imaging beneath garments
- supervisorOne who directs workers
- privacy concernsWorries about personal exposure
biometric systems · screening · stress management · prohibited items · surveillance cameras · alarm systems · boarding pass · long lines · take off shoes · liquid ban · security protocols · metal detector · pat down · random search · radiation shielding
- airportterminal, gate, gates, runway, baggage claim
- airportsairports, airport, terminals, terminal building, runway
- checkpointsborder crossing, passport control, security gate, roadblock, border patrol
TSA checkpointlandside
Plow's vertical plate
ticketing area · baggage claim · arrivals hall · curbside · check-in counter
TSA checkpointcustoms
Traditional practices or import taxes
immigration checkpoint · passport control · arrivals hall · port of entry · baggage claim
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