near field communication
noun
: a technology for digitally transmitting information over short distances (usually between a smartphone and another device) using radio waves
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Apps that leverage visual AI to create a DPP are seen as an alternative to RFID technology, near field communication tags, or QR codes that can be scanned to track a product’s provenance.
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Miles Socha, WWD, 11 July 2024
With hero pieces including pinstripe and plaid blazers and bombers with core items like black and white tank tops and the brand’s emblematic baseball caps, all pieces are embedded with near field communication (NFC) chips within satin patches.
—Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
Customers entering a participating restaurant can tap their phone on an NFC (near field communication) reader to create a Blackbird membership in the form of an NFT.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Crypto, 4 Oct. 2023
The telemetry unit may not need a battery, instead relying on a passive antenna coil to inductively transfer the data to a nearby radio-frequency identification device (RFID) or a near field communication (NFC) reader.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2018
Here’s the crucial bit: Offline digital euro payments—which would use mobile devices’ near field communication (NFC) chips, removing the need for a working data connection—are supposed to retain all the anonymity that comes with handing someone a physical banknote.
—Bydavid Meyer, Fortune, 28 June 2023
For example, all new smartphones are capable of near field communication, which is primarily used for contactless electronic payment systems, such as Apple Pay.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2018
Since Apple rolled out Apple Pay in October 2014, more than 220,000 retailers have partnered with the company to offer contact-less mobile payments, letting Apple devices wirelessly communicate with checkout machines using near field communication (NFC) technology.
—Amy Kraft, The Week, 26 Feb. 2018
With the use of NFC (near field communication) tags, geo-fencing and built-in bar code readers, maintenance managers were instantly aware when a technician arrived on the job.
—Bill Fahey, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022
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Miles Socha, WWD, 11 July 2024
With hero pieces including pinstripe and plaid blazers and bombers with core items like black and white tank tops and the brand’s emblematic baseball caps, all pieces are embedded with near field communication (NFC) chips within satin patches.
—Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
Customers entering a participating restaurant can tap their phone on an NFC (near field communication) reader to create a Blackbird membership in the form of an NFT.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Crypto, 4 Oct. 2023
The telemetry unit may not need a battery, instead relying on a passive antenna coil to inductively transfer the data to a nearby radio-frequency identification device (RFID) or a near field communication (NFC) reader.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2018
Here’s the crucial bit: Offline digital euro payments—which would use mobile devices’ near field communication (NFC) chips, removing the need for a working data connection—are supposed to retain all the anonymity that comes with handing someone a physical banknote.
—Bydavid Meyer, Fortune, 28 June 2023
For example, all new smartphones are capable of near field communication, which is primarily used for contactless electronic payment systems, such as Apple Pay.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2018
Since Apple rolled out Apple Pay in October 2014, more than 220,000 retailers have partnered with the company to offer contact-less mobile payments, letting Apple devices wirelessly communicate with checkout machines using near field communication (NFC) technology.
—Amy Kraft, The Week, 26 Feb. 2018
With the use of NFC (near field communication) tags, geo-fencing and built-in bar code readers, maintenance managers were instantly aware when a technician arrived on the job.
—Bill Fahey, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022
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“Near field communication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/near%20field%20communication. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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