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device which interfaces with payment cards to make electronic funds transfers
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payment terminal

Summary

payment terminal ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (490 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • payment terminal's physically interacts with is recorded as payment card[2].
  • payment terminal is a type of electronic device[3].
  • payment terminal is a type of appliance[4].
  • payment terminal is used for point of sale[5].
  • payment terminal's Commons category is recorded as Payment terminals[6].
  • payment terminal comprises card reader[7].
  • payment terminal comprises electronic visual display[8].
  • payment terminal comprises numeric keypad[9].
  • payment terminal comprises touchscreen[10].
  • payment terminal's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1979[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include electronic device[3] and appliance[4].

Use and Application

payment terminal is used for point of sale[5]. Components include card reader[7], a product category[12]; electronic visual display[8]; numeric keypad[9]; and touchscreen[10].

Why It Matters

payment terminal ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (490 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

card reader electronic visual display numeric keypad touchscreen

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). payment terminal. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/payment-terminal
MLA “payment terminal.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/payment-terminal.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_payment-terminal_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{payment terminal}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/payment-terminal}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 19h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts → —
    Subclass of → electronic device, appliance
    Image → Credit card terminal in Laos.jpg, Vending Machine Credit Card Reader - Currenza (40144498123)., Nordstrom Credit Card Swipe Reader Device Verifone (16293872
    Subclass of → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||3 */ [[Property:P2347]], mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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