credit card terminals

Swipe or tap

Credit card terminals are electronic devices that process payment card transactions at point of sale.

The customer inserts, swipes, or taps a card, and the terminal communicates with the payment network to authorize the charge.

Also called card readers or payment terminals.

The credit card terminal was down, so we could only take cash.

Related

chip · contactless payment · swipe · debit card · transactions · card reader · chip reader · processing · purchase · merchant · small business · authorization · magnetic stripe · payments · retail stores · restaurants · keypad · signature line

Opposites
payment method technology

credit card terminalscash drawers

Register money compartments

cash boxes · lockboxes · cash registers · petty cash · money clips

transaction modernity

credit card terminalsbarter systems

Moneyless exchange arrangements

handshake deals · ledger books · cash on delivery · honor systems · cash on the barrelhead

Family

credit, credits, credited, crediting, creditor, creditors, credible, incredible, incredibly

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G