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AUTOMATED CASHIER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cybernetic Systems
- Marketing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- automated cashier
1, record 1, English, automated%20cashier
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- grocery store robot 2, record 1, English, grocery%20store%20robot%20
- supermarket checkout robot 2, record 1, English, supermarket%20checkout%20robot
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In about 10 years, you’ll start to see much of your food tagged with these miniscule RFID[radio frequency identification] chips. Roll the cart up to an automated cashier and bingo: The bill is tallied! 1, record 1, English, - automated%20cashier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Optical Supermarket Checkout Robot Model 887 ... speaks English and French can check out your groceries with, if not a smile, great efficiency and courtesy, thank you. Customers have to do some of the work by running purchased items over 887's scanner so it can read the code that identifies and prices the item. It can tell if you've made a mistake (like running the same item across the scanner twice). It can also detect cheating ... It takes cash or credit cards and will give you the correct change 2, record 1, English, - automated%20cashier
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes cybernétiques
- Commercialisation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- caisse automatique
1, record 1, French, caisse%20automatique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un hypermarché rennais a généralisé depuis cet été les caisses automatiques, sans difficultés apparentes pour les consommateurs mais sous le regard inquiet des défenseurs du métier de caissière. 1, record 1, French, - caisse%20automatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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