contactless
Americanadjective
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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.
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of or relating to an activity or interaction in which people do not touch one another or come into close proximity.
contactless food delivery.
adjective
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without contacts
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referring to payment systems which use RFID technology and do not require the customer's signature or pin number
Etymology
Origin of contactless
Example Sentences
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This could lead to technologies such as frictional metamaterials, adaptive damping systems, and contactless control components.
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026
Tickets can be bought online or at the fountain with cards or other contactless payment methods, officials said.
From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025
The buyer pays by contactless, from the bitcoin wallet on his mobile phone.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025
Meanwhile, the UK's financial regulator has proposed that banks and card providers set their own limits on contactless card payments or are allowed to remove the current £100 payment limit entirely.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025
Spontaneous spending is likely to rise if the limit on contactless cards is increased or scrapped entirely, academics say.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025
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