EAS

(Electronic Article Surveillance) A security system for preventing theft in retail stores that uses disposable label tags or reusable hard tags attached to the merchandise. An alarm is triggered when walking through detection pedestals at the store exit if a disposable tag was not deactivated or a reusable tag was not removed at the checkout counter. Also called "single bit RFID tags" because the tag is either on or off, the primary EAS technologies are radio frequency (RF), acousto-magnetic (AM) and electromagnetic (EM).

Radio Frequency (RF)
Looking somewhat like RFID tags, RF EAS tags comprise an inductor (coil) and capacitor in series. The transmitting pedestal sends out an RF signal, which causes the activated tag to resonate, and the phase difference of the signals is detected at the receiving pedestal. RF systems that transmit a range of frequencies to accommodate different labels are called "swept RF." To deactivate disposable RF tags, the tag is waved over a high energy transmitter at the checkout counter that blows a built-in fuse and partially destroys the capacitor. See RFID.

Acousto-Magnetic (AM)
AM tags are made of two strips of metal that are magnetized for activation. The transmitter pedestal sends out 58 kHz pulses, which cause the metal to oscillate. The receiving pedestal detects a tag when the transmitter is in between pulses, but a signal is still resonating from the tag. To deactivate disposable AM tags, the tag is demagnetized at the checkout counter.

Electromagnetic (EM)
Widely used in Europe and around the world, EM tags have a metal strip or wire that is demagnetized for activation. A low-frequency alternating current is transmitted from the pedestal, and the tag generates harmonic frequencies that are picked up by the receiver using signal processing. To deactivate disposable EM tags, the tag is magnetized at the checkout counter, exactly the opposite of the AM tags.

The Detection Zone

EAS pedestals pick up activated tags in their detection zone. Signals from the transmitting pedestal are re-radiated by the tag to the receiving pedestal. Although the pedestals serve as a warning, transmitters and receivers can also be hidden in exits. Some systems can use only one pedestal to transmit and receive. (Top image courtesy of Checkpoint Systems, Inc., www.checkpointsystems.com)

The Detection Zone

EAS pedestals pick up activated tags in their detection zone. Signals from the transmitting pedestal are re-radiated by the tag to the receiving pedestal. Although the pedestals serve as a warning, transmitters and receivers can also be hidden in exits. Some systems can use only one pedestal to transmit and receive. (Top image courtesy of Checkpoint Systems, Inc., www.checkpointsystems.com)

Soft and Hard Tags

Disposable RF tags can be concealed within ordinary labels, such as the price label and innocuous shopping cart label in the top image. Reusable hard tags (bottom) must be removed by the clerk at the checkout counter. (Images courtesy of Checkpoint Systems, Inc., www.checkpointsystems.com)

Soft and Hard Tags

Disposable RF tags can be concealed within ordinary labels, such as the price label and innocuous shopping cart label in the top image. Reusable hard tags (bottom) must be removed by the clerk at the checkout counter. (Images courtesy of Checkpoint Systems, Inc., www.checkpointsystems.com)

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Acronym	Definition
EAS➣Electronic Article Surveillance
EAS➣Emergency Alert System
EAS➣Essential Air Service (US DOT)
EAS➣Education and Support (various locations)
EAS➣Environment and Society
EAS➣Extended Area Service
EAS➣European Atherosclerosis Society (heart disease)
EAS➣Ettevõtluse Arendamise Sihtasutus (Estonia)
EAS➣English for Academic Study (course; various organizations)
EAS➣East Asian Studies (academic field)
EAS➣Eureka Adult School (California)
EAS➣École Européenne d'Administration (French: European School of Management; Belgium)
EAS➣European Activity Set
EAS➣Education Advisory Service
EAS➣Employment Assurance Scheme (India)
EAS➣Economic Advisory Services (Grant Thornton)
EAS➣Exchange Active Sync
EAS➣École d'Architecture de Strasbourg (French: Architecture School of Strasbourg; Strasbourg, France)
EAS➣Electronic Air Suspension System
EAS➣Enterprise Agreement Subscription
EAS➣Enterprise Application Suites
EAS➣Extended Attributes
EAS➣Easy Access Server
EAS➣Enterprise Application Services
EAS➣Enterprise Advisory Service
EAS➣Enhanced Aix Operating System
EAS➣Ente Acquedotti Siciliani (Italian: Sicilian Waterworks Authority; Sicily, Italy)
EAS➣Elemental Audio Systems
EAS➣Essex Ambulance Service (UK)
EAS➣Engineering and Architectural Services (various organizations)
EAS➣Extensive Air Shower
EAS➣Employment Agency Standards (UK)
EAS➣Early Alert System (various schools)
EAS➣External Anal Sphincter
EAS➣Ex Astris Scientia (fiction, Star Trek)
EAS➣East Asian Seas
EAS➣European Aquaculture Society (est. 1976)
EAS➣Eastern Analytical Symposium
EAS➣Employment Assistance Services (Canada)
EAS➣East Asian Summit
EAS➣Engineering and Applied Sciences
EAS➣Electric Aircraft Symposium
EAS➣Equivalent Airspeed
EAS➣Energy East Corporation (stock symbol)
EAS➣Enterprise Archive Solution (Zantaz)
EAS➣Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution
EAS➣Etch A Sketch
EAS➣Expense Assignment System (US DoD)
EAS➣Enterprise Application Suite (Software)
EAS➣Earth and Atmospheric Science (course)
EAS➣Enterprise Application Server
EAS➣Early Ammonia Servicer (International Space Station thermal controller)
EAS➣Enterprise Application Solutions
EAS➣European Acceptance Scheme
EAS➣Energy Advisory Services (various locations)
EAS➣Expert Agent Selection
EAS➣English American School (Guatemala)
EAS➣Exchange Archive Solution (EducomTS Inc.)
EAS➣European Academy of Sciences (Belgium)
EAS➣Education Accountability System (various organizations)
EAS➣Employment Standards Administration (US Department of Labor)
EAS➣End of Active Service (US Marine Corps)
EAS➣Entity Analytic Solutions (IBM)
EAS➣Extended Access Server (various companies)
EAS➣Experimental and Applied Sciences, Inc. (Golden, CO, USA)
EAS➣Employee Attitude Survey (Sprint)
EAS➣Expiration of Active Service (United States Marine Corps)
EAS➣Eugene Astronomical Society
EAS➣Executive and Administrative Schedule
EAS➣Electronic Arts Sports (game)
EAS➣Enterprise Allowance Scheme
EAS➣San Sebastian, Spain - Fuenterrabia (Airport Code)
EAS➣Enterprise Architecture Strategies
EAS➣Eareckson Air Station
EAS➣East Australian Standard (GMT+1000)
EAS➣Eolin Antispam Service
EAS➣Enterprise Architect Summit (software conference)
EAS➣Enhanced Air Separator
EAS➣École Arnaud de Séguy (French: Arnaud School of Seguy)
EAS➣Earth Alliance Ship (Babylon 5)
EAS➣Express Answer Service (various organizations)
EAS➣Egyptian Accounting Standards
EAS➣Eastern Apicultural Society of North America, Inc.
EAS➣Economic Analysis Staff
EAS➣Electronic Address Sequencing (USPS)
EAS➣Engineering Administration System
EAS➣Enterprise Agent Server
EAS➣Electronic Authorization System
EAS➣Economic Affairs Secretariat (Antigua and Barbuda)
EAS➣Environmental Alarm System
EAS➣Econometrics and Applied Statistics Unit (EU)
EAS➣E-Mail Availability Service
EAS➣Epilepsy Association of Scotland (Glasgow, Scotland)
EAS➣Executive and Administrative Salary (postal industry)
EAS➣Emigrant Aid Society
EAS➣Engineering Aide Surveyor
EAS➣Equipment Accountability System
EAS➣Eastside Audubon Society (Washington)
EAS➣Eternal Ascent Society (Crystal River, Florida)
EAS➣ECS Advertising Service
EAS➣Estimated Air Speed
EAS➣Equipment Acquisition Strategy
EAS➣Enhanced Automatic Setup
EAS➣Enlisted Aviator Study
EAS➣Essential Auxiliary Support
EAS➣Expense Account Sheets
EAS➣Engrossed Amendment of the Senate (finalized change to a bill)
EAS➣Emman Audio System (France)
EAS➣Equal Angular Separation
EAS➣Entry from Air and Sea (Australia)
EAS➣Estimate Analysis Sheet
EAS➣Endocrine Active Substance
EAS➣Extended Addressing System
EAS➣Examination Automation System
EAS➣Entity Action Step
EAS➣Exchange Access Study
EAS➣Enterprise Authorization Service

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Synonyms for EAS

noun a federal warning system that is activated by FEMA

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