handheld terminal

noun

A portable pricing gun or scanner, as opposed to one wired to the checkout.

Meanings

nounhandheld terminal (plural handheld terminals)

plural handheld terminals

  1. A portable pricing gun or scanner, as opposed to one wired to the checkout.
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APA

handheld terminal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handheld%20terminal

MLA

“handheld terminal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handheld%20terminal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “handheld terminal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handheld%20terminal.

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