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point-of-sale terminal
point-of-sale terminal n (Commerce) (in retail distribution) a device used to record and process information relating to sales. Abbreviation: POST
point-of-sale terminal
point-of-sale terminal[′pȯint əv ¦sāl ′term·ən·əl] (computer science) A computer-connected terminal used in place of a cash register in a store, for customer checkout and such added functions as recording inventory data, transferring funds from the customer's bank account to the merchant's bank account, and checking credit on charged or charge-card purchases; the terminals can be modified for many nonmerchandising applications, such as checkout of books in libraries. Abbreviated POS terminal. LegalSeePostFinancialSeepost |