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ibon (plural ibons)

1. cinnamon ibon (Hypocryptadius cinnamomeus)
   • 2022, Susan Myers, The Bird Name Book: A History of English Bird Names, page 172:

     The single species of ibon, the Cinnamon Ibon, is a small passerid sparrow in the monotypic genus Hypocryptadius found only on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines.

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ibon (plural ibons)

1. A self-service kiosk found in 7-Eleven stores in parts of Asia.
   • 2012, C. Y. Huang, Y. C. Lin, “The Study of Business Model Innovation: The Case of 7-Eleven ibon”, in Yu Da Academic Press, volume 33:

     (see title)

   • 2015, Christopher Lovelock, Paul Patterson, Services Marketing, page 440:

     Inspired by multimedia kiosks in Japan, 7-Eleven introduced a user-friendly multimedia kiosk –ibon – into its stores in 2006. ibon enabled 7-Eleven to provide various self-services which required the minimal involvement of shop assistants.

   • 2017, Piera Chen, Dinah Gardner, Lonely Planet Taiwan:

     Use an ibon kiosk (Chinese only) at a 7-Eleven to book your train ticket. Take the printed slip of paper with your booking number and pay at the counter.

   • 2020, Alan R. Nankervis, Julia Connell, John Burgess, The Future of Work in Asia and Beyond:

     Most of the 7-Eleven stores are installed with an “i-bon” kiosk machine which allows customers to carry out their retail shopping; pay their bills or fines; book tickets for concerts, trains or flights; buy credit for games; post parcels; apply for bank loans and more.