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contactless

[ kon-takt-lis ]

adjective

  1. noting or relating to RFID technology or devices that use radio waves to relay identifying information to an electronic reader, so that the device does not need to be in direct contact with the reader:

    contactless credit and debit cards.

  2. of or relating to an activity or interaction in which people do not touch one another or come into close proximity:

    contactless food delivery.



contactless

/ ˈɒԳæٱɪ /

adjective

  1. without contacts
  2. referring to payment systems which use RFID technology and do not require the customer's signature or pin number
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of contactless1

First recorded in 2000–05; contact + -less
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M&S's problems began over the Easter weekend, with customers reporting problems with Click & Collect and contactless payments.

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Over the Easter weekend, customers reported problems using contactless pay and Click & Collect, and online orders have been paused on the company's website and app since Friday.

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Although issues with contactless pay, Click & Collect and gift cards have since been resolved, customers can still not place online orders.

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But some have expressed sympathy for the staff at the stores, who they say have been on the receiving end of abuse from angry customers, or having to deal with shopping abandoned at the tills when customers were unable to pay when contactless payments were down.

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Customers began reporting problems last weekend - with people struggling to use contactless payments, click & collect, and gift cards - and on Tuesday the retailer confirmed it was facing a "cyber incident".

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