point-of-sale terminal

British  

noun

1.  POST.  (in retail distribution) a device used to record and process information relating to sales

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Example Sentences

Most importantly, the Z2 can accept contactless payments through NFC, which means it can be used as a point-of-sale terminal for someone running a food truck without additional hardware, for example.

From The Verge

Francis Guillen, a nurse at a public hospital who left her job this year, used her bonus to buy a point-of-sale terminal to make it easier to process payments for homemade hair products she now sells in a market.

From Reuters

The deal will put it in clear competition with Square, a payments processor that has gained a huge following among small businesses, and big point-of-sale terminal providers such as Worldpay.

From The Wall Street Journal

Less than 5 percent of Square’s revenue comes from hardware, which includes a variety of credit-card readers and a stand that turns an iPad into a point-of-sale terminal. Square sells its hardware cheaply, or gives it away, to attract merchants onto its platform, where it profits from selling software services.

From Seattle Times

As we go through this transition, not every point-of-sale terminal has been updated to use PINs.

From The Verge