payment terminal

Card-swiping machine

A payment terminal is an electronic device that accepts credit cards, debit cards, or digital payments at the point of sale.

The customer inserts, taps, or swipes their card, and the terminal communicates with the bank to authorize the transaction.

Also called a card reader or point-of-sale terminal.

transaction

purchase

Goods obtained for payment

settlement · void · cashback · tip · subtotal · total · tax · debit · credit · chip and PIN

device

card reader

Device reading encoded strips

touchscreen · receipt printer · chip reader · PIN pad · barcode scanner · cash drawer · signature pad

retail

checkout

Payment completion process

counter · store · supermarket · grocery · restaurant · kiosk · food truck · market stall · boutique · gas station

security

PIN

Authentication number sequence

fraud prevention · authentication · compliance · data protection · end-to-end encryption · tamper detection · CVV · secure transaction · password protection

digital

Apple Pay

Smartphone payment system

contactless · tokenization · e-wallet · mobile wallet

Categories
Opposites
payment method/technology

payment terminalcash drawer

Register's money compartment

cash box · petty cash · coin tray · barter · cash register

transaction direction

payment terminalATM

Automated banking kiosk

cash dispenser · automated teller machine · cash machine · change machine

Family

payment, paying, terminal, repayment, terminate, payments, termination, interminable, payable

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G