E-wallet
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An electronic data store for a customer's e-money, credit card details, etc.
"The concept of virtual cash, and its associated counterpart, the e-Wallet or Digital Wallet became popular vocabulary in the 1990s when a number of initiatives were launched. The digital wallet, either stored on a physical medium such as a smart card of some kind […] or sitting on a server somewhere in cyberspace, began taking form."
- 2 Alternative form of e-wallet. alt-of, alternative
Example
More examples"The concept of virtual cash, and its associated counterpart, the e-Wallet or Digital Wallet became popular vocabulary in the 1990s when a number of initiatives were launched. The digital wallet, either stored on a physical medium such as a smart card of some kind […] or sitting on a server somewhere in cyberspace, began taking form."
Etymology
From e- (“electronic”) + wallet.
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