contactless
English
editEtymology
editAdjective
editcontactless (not comparable)
- That does not use or require contact in order to happen or operate.
- (of a delivery, exchange, etc., of physical goods) Conducted without human-to-human contact to improve ease of use or reduce the potential spread of a contagious disease; contact-free.
- 2020, Noreena Hertz, chapter 5, in The Lonely Century, Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN:
- Contactless commerce, of which Amazon Go is at the extreme end, was of course already by the autumn of 2019 a growing trend, what with increasing numbers of self-checkout counters and websites and apps that allowed us to have everything from groceries to pet supplies to prescription medication delivered right to our doorsteps.
- (of transactions) Happening without physical contact at the point of sale.
- (of a delivery, exchange, etc., of physical goods) Conducted without human-to-human contact to improve ease of use or reduce the potential spread of a contagious disease; contact-free.
- That has no contact(s).
Derived terms
editTranslations
editnot needing contact
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Noun
editcontactless (uncountable)
- A technology for paying for goods etc. while physically present at the point of interaction but without the need for physical contact.
- Hyponym: cashlessness
- 2012, Graham Flower, Phil Fawcett, Stuart Harle, Banking: In Search of Relevance: A New Model for a New Reality, page 183:
- The motivation for using contactless is clear: it is most popular for people in a rush (58 per cent), people with a queue behind them (30 per cent) and those in busy places with lots of people (26 per cent).
- 2020, Noreena Hertz, chapter 1, in The Lonely Century, Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN:
- Even before the coronavirus struck, contactless was starting to become our way of life, our active choice.
Italian
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from English contactless.
Adjective
editcontactless (invariable)
- contactless (That does not use or require contact in order to operate.)
Noun
editcontactless m (invariable)
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