POS terminal

piː oʊ ɛs ˈtɜːrmɪnəl

Definition

Definition of POS terminal - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

payment device

TECH.

device for processing card payments in stores

TECH.

The cashier used the POS terminal to complete the sale.
The POS terminal beeped after the transaction.
Every checkout counter had a POS terminal.

card reader

payment terminal

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device for processing card payments in stores

Expressions with POS

POS system

abbr.

computer system records sales in a store

The cashier used the POS system to scan items.

POS tagger

software that assigns parts of speech to words

The POS tagger labeled 'run' as a verb.

Expressions with terminal

airport terminal

building where passengers board and leave planes

The airport terminal was crowded with travelers.

bus terminal

place where buses start or end their routes

The bus terminal was crowded with travelers.

ferry terminal

place where ferries regularly load and unload passengers or vehicles

We arrived early at the ferry terminal to avoid the long summer lines.

terminal building

building where passengers enter or leave at a transport station

We waited for our flight inside the terminal building.

terminal illness

incurable disease expected to lead to death

She was diagnosed with a terminal illness last year.

passenger terminal

building or area where travelers check in, wait, and board vehicles

The international passenger terminal was crowded with tourists catching late-night flights.

air terminal

building where passengers board or leave aircraft

We arrived at the air terminal two hours before our flight.

rail terminal

end point of a railway line where trains load or unload

The rail terminal was bustling with passengers and cargo.

a terminal case

patient with incurable disease leading to death

The doctor confirmed it was a terminal case.

terminal decline

final stage of worsening before death or collapse

The patient entered terminal decline last month.

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French:terminal de paiement, ...
German:POS-Terminal, ...
Italian:terminale POS, ...
Spanish:terminal punto de venta, ...
Portuguese:terminal POS, ...
Chinese:POS终端, ...
Japanese:POS端末, ...
Arabic:جِهاز نُقْطَة البَيْع, ...
Hebrew:מָסוֹף POS, ...
Russian:POS-терминал, ...
Ukrainian:POS-термінал, ...
Hindi:पीओएस टर्मिनल, ...
Bengali:পিওএস টার্মিনাল, ...
Catalan:terminal de punt de venda, ...
Czech:platební terminál, ...
Danish:betalingsterminal, ...
Dutch:POS-terminal, ...
Greek:τερματικό POS, ...
Hungarian:POS-terminál, ...
Khmer:ម៉ាស៊ីនទូទាត់ប្រាក់តាមកាត, ...
Korean:POS 단말기, ...
Persian:پایانه فروش, ...
Polish:terminal POS, ...
Portuguese (BR):terminal POS, ...
Romanian:terminal POS, ...
Swedish:kortterminal, ...
Thai:เครื่องรับชำระเงินอิเล็กทรอนิกส์, ...
Turkish:POS terminali, ...
Vietnamese:thiết bị POS, ...

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