definitions

e-passport

noun

a passport with an embedded microchip carrying information about the holder

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Nearby words

e-learning, e-mail, e-marketing, e-neutrino, e-nose, e-passport, e-payment, e-piracy, e-prime, e-reader, e-recruitment

Word Origin for e-passport

C20: from e- ² + passport
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