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August 8

What does it mean to tap a credit card?

Referring back to this question, I seem to have found a new definition for the word tap and want to make sure it is covered in Wikipedia somewhere, including the disambiguation page.

I saw a commercial where someone hit a device with a credit card. I didn't get a good enough look at the device but it looks like it might be the one where I swipe the card if I can or insert it if it accepts a chip.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 20:58, 8 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

See Contactless payment - tap-and-go. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 23:51, 8 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

That might be something for Wiktionary, not Wikipedia: [1], and a question for the language ref desk, not computing. Anyway, 'tap' as a transitive verb meaning "to strike lightly" is not a neologism. --Doroletho (talk) 13:54, 9 August 2018 (UTC) in[reply]

I disagree. What you do with a credit card needs to be mentioned somewhere, and apparently it is.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 14:42, 9 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]