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A Dictionary of the Internet | 2001 | | Copyright

wallet A technology used within a BROWSER when transactions are carried out over the Internet using a credit card. When a customer uses a credit card for a purchase he or she uses a PIN. This is passed from the merchant's computer system to the credit card company's computer, which decodes the PIN, retrieves the credit card holder's account, and then either authorizes or rejects the transaction. If it is authorized the merchant's account with the credit card company is increased by the amount of the transaction minus a transaction charge. An alternative wallet technology involves the ENCRYPTION of the credit card number and the use of a DIGITAL SIGNATURE. The use of wallet technology is more secure than conventional means of processing, in that it prevents the merchant's staff knowing the credit card number and using it for unauthorized transactions.

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wallet

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

wal·let / ˈwälit; ˈwô-/ • n. a pocket-sized, flat, folding holder for money and plastic cards. ∎ archaic a bag for holding provisions, esp. when traveling, typically used by peddlers and pilgrims.

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wallet

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

wallet bag for provisions for a journey, pilgrim's scrip, pedlar's pack XIV; (orig. U.S.) pocket-book to hold papers XIX. prob. — AN. *walet, perh. f. *wall- roll (see WELL1,2); see -ET.

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wallet

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

wallet •mallet, palette, pallet, valet •tablet • pamphlet • aglet • anklet •candlelit • hamlet •Caplet, chaplet •lamplit • flatlet • mantlet •haslet, Hazlitt •scarlet, Scarlett, starlet, starlit, varlet •armlet • lancelet • branchlet •martlet, tartlet •plantlet • pellet • reglet • necklet •playlet • lakelet • bracelet •platelet, statelet •wavelet • leaflet • eaglet • streamlet •billet, filet, fillet, millet, skillet, willet •driblet, triblet •piglet • singlet • gimlet • inlet •kinglet, ringlet, springlet, winglet •ripplet, triplet •wristlet •eyelet, islet, stylet, twilit •pikelet •collet, Smollett, wallet •goblet • rodlet •omelette (US omelet) • droplet •torchlit •corselet, corselette •gauntlet (US gantlet) • owlet •townlet • toadlet • notelet • toilet •moonlit • sextuplet • fruitlet •bullet, pullet •booklet, brooklet, hooklet •quadruplet • annulet • septuplet •rivulet • quintuplet •gullet, mullet •doublet • floodlit •runlet, sunlit •couplet • cutlet • frontlet • violet •coverlet • circlet • verselet

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