RFID
noun[U]
uk/ˌɑːr.ef.aɪˈdiː/us/ˌɑːr.ef.aɪˈdiː/abbreviationforRadio Frequency Identification: asystemoffixingasmallelectronicdeviceto something or someone thatsendsout aradiosignal, so that acomputercanfindout where they are or otherinformationabout them:
"RFID iswidelyexpectedtoreplacebarcodes.
Thecatdoorrespondsto an RFIDtagin the pet'scollar.
Most newcarshavekeyswith RFIDchipsembeddedin theplasticheadof thekey.
- Should IbuyawalletthatoffersRFIDblocking, topreventmy contactlesscardsfrom beingscannedwithout myrealizingit?
- An RFIDchipcan beincorporatedintopassportsanddrivinglicences.
- Unlike abarcode, we canencodeevery RFIDtagwith auniqueIDnumber.
- The use of RFID canreducelossofsalesduetopoorinventorymanagement.
- Theinformationcontainedin themicrochipistransmittedthrough an RFIDreaderto awarehousemanagementsystem.
- These "active"tagscontinuouslytransmitsignalsasfaras 300feet, which can bepickedup by anyone with an RFIDscanner.
- Whileacknowledgingprivacyconcerns, theretailindustryemphasizesthebenefitsandconveniencethat RFID willprovidetoconsumers.
Computer concepts
- 3-D printing
- adaptive learning
- additive manufacturing
- addy
- aeroplane mode
- backup
- capture
- computing
- configuration
- importation
- information age
- information security
- information superhighway
- infosec
- scan
- transcoding
- Trojan horse
- tuple
- Turing Machine
- Turing test
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