contactless

adjective

con·tact·less ˈkän-ˌtakt-ləs

: not involving contact: such as

: not requiring touching or interaction between people

contactless meal delivery

… many retailers and restaurants have rolled out home delivery along with contactless options, leaving food orders and grocery deliveries on door steps.—

Dawson White

: relating to or being a technological system (as for making payments) where information is transmitted over short distances (as by near field communication) without physical contact

… hold your phone in front of the contactless payment scanner to authorize the purchase.—

Robert Patrick

Contactless payment cards are not in wide circulation. Instead, consumers are increasingly making electronic payments with their cellular phones …—

Chad Bray and Reuben Kyama

Examples of contactless in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Abstract Miniaturized passive fliers based on smart materials face challenges in precise control of shape-morphing for aerodynamics and contactless modulation of diverse gliding modes. —

Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 27 June 2024 More Google tips:How to use Google Pay for contactless purchases Just Curious for more? —

Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY, 19 June 2024 Most recently, Waymo has moved beyond ride-hailing services and into the food-delivery world through a partnership with Uber Eats that could be popular with people who got hooked on contactless delivery during the pandemic. —

Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 14 May 2024 The barista will hand the beverage back in a contactless vessel, Starbucks said. —

Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for contactless

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