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形容詞

contactless (not comparable)

1. That does not use or require contact in order to happen or operate.
   1. (of a delivery, exchange, etc., of physical goods) Conducted without human-to-human contact to improve ease of use or reduce the potential spread of a contagious disease; contact-free.
      • 2020, Noreena Hertz, chapter 5, in The Lonely Century, Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN:

        Contactless commerce, of which Amazon Go is at the extreme end, was of course already by the autumn of 2019 a growing trend, what with increasing numbers of self-checkout counters and websites and apps that allowed us to have everything from groceries to pet supplies to prescription medication delivered right to our doorsteps.

      • 2025, “The Hymn of the North”, in Jarvis Cocker (lyrics), More, performed by Pulp:

        Please stay in touch with me / In this contactless society / Anywhere that you may be

   2. (of transactions) Happening without physical contact at the point of sale.

      Hyponyms: cashless, wireless

      • 2019 October 23, Barry Doe, Rail, page 64:

        TfL has been saying for a few years that Oyster will eventually be withdrawn, but not until contactless payments can offer railcard discounts.

2. That has no contact or contacts.

   Coordinate terms: (electrical) brushless, wireless

派生語

名詞

contactless (uncountable)

1. A technology for paying for goods etc. while physically present at the point of interaction but without the need for physical contact.

   Hyponym: cashlessness

   • 2012, Graham Flower, Phil Fawcett, Stuart Harle, Banking: In Search of Relevance: A New Model for a New Reality, page 183:

     The motivation for using contactless is clear: it is most popular for people in a rush (58 per cent), people with a queue behind them (30 per cent) and those in busy places with lots of people (26 per cent).

   • 2020, Noreena Hertz, chapter 1, in The Lonely Century, Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN:

     Even before the coronavirus struck, contactless was starting to become our way of life, our active choice.