ibon

plural ibons

1. cinnamon ibon (Hypocryptadius cinnamomeus)

   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.

   2022, Susan Myers, The Bird Name Book: A History of English Bird Names, page 172

plural ibons

1. A self-service kiosk found in 7-Eleven stores in parts of Asia.

   (see title)

   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

   3 more examples

   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.

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

   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.

   2017, Piera Chen, Dinah Gardner, Lonely Planet Taiwan

   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.

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