Hi. Glosses are not just vague topics, but indicate which community uses the term. "Skimmer" is not financial jargon (used on Wall Street etc.) nor used by electronic engineers... Equinox ◑ 15:07, 3 November 2022 (UTC)
- Though it is a term in the context of electronic financial crimes,[1] so that was why I put it that way. It is an electronic device, used for fraudulent financial transactions, the copying of electronic data and production of a fake financial identifier, the fraudulent card, for use in deposit, debit and credit transactions, electronic transations. The jargon is used by banks[2][3], as they make pronouncements with that term, though in the context of financial crimes, and financial media[4]. And the criminal electronics experts who design and build the devices also use the term, as do police electronics technicians.
- I've removed the finance and electronics tags from the coordinate terms I similarly updated.
- -- 65.92.246.191 15:45, 3 November 2022 (UTC)
Don't add theoretical alternative forms that don't exist in reality. Search Google to check first. Equinox ◑ 09:51, 8 December 2022 (UTC)
In general, references should not be used for definitions. To prove that a term really exists, Wiktionary entries have quotations which demonstrate it being used "in the wild". Please take a look at the entry to see how I've rewritten it. Note that references are still necessary for other kinds of information, such as etymology. Ioaxxere (talk) 18:12, 21 December 2022 (UTC)
- It's not a neologism though, it's been in use since 2010 -- 65.92.246.191 20:51, 21 December 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks for the 2010 cite. I tried to find anything from 2009 but couldn't (the movie was released Dec 18 anyway), so I've applied {{defdate|from 2010}}. Ioaxxere (talk) 22:30, 21 December 2022 (UTC)
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