contactless

[ kon-takt-lis ]
/ ˈkɒn tækt lɪs /

adjective

noting or pertaining 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.

Origin of contactless

contact + -less

Words nearby contactless

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British Dictionary definitions for contactless

contactless
/ (ˈkɒntæktlɪs) /

adjective

without contacts
referring to payment systems which use RFID technology and do not require the customer's signature or pin number