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e-passport

noun

a passport with an embedded microchip carrying information about the holder

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Nearby words

  1. e-learning,
  2. e-mail,
  3. e-marketing,
  4. e-neutrino,
  5. e-nose,
  6. e-payment,
  7. e-piracy,
  8. e-prime,
  9. e-reader,
  10. e-recruitment

Word Origin for e-passport

C20: from e- ² + passport
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