in versione contact

English translation: contact (pad) versions

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Italian term or phrase:in versione contact
English translation:contact (pad) versions
Entered by: Chris Dawe

10:16 Aug 12, 2010
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers: Software
Italian term or phrase: in versione contact
Carta con chip EMV conforme alle specifiche per le applicazioni di pagamento internazionali MasterCard e Visa in versione contact.
Chris Dawe
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:08
contact (pad) versions
Explanation:
The Europay Visa MasterCard system, EVM, can use cards with a special electronic circuit called contact pads on them. They are the small gold coloured circuits on some credit cards.

See the first image at the top right of the Wikipedia entry below as Web Reference 1 for details.
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Mr Murray (X)
Italy
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Excellent, thanks very much indeed. Chris.
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5 +1contact (pad) versions
Mr Murray (X)
4for face-to-face transactions
Thomas Roberts


  

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for face-to-face transactions


Explanation:
Might be a bit of a long shot, but if they're talking about the chip I would assume this is the distinction they want to make (compared to distance transactions where obviously the chip cannot be used).

Thomas Roberts
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contact (pad) versions


Explanation:
The Europay Visa MasterCard system, EVM, can use cards with a special electronic circuit called contact pads on them. They are the small gold coloured circuits on some credit cards.

See the first image at the top right of the Wikipedia entry below as Web Reference 1 for details.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMV
Mr Murray (X)
Italy
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Excellent, thanks very much indeed. Chris.

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