kiosk

Originally, in Islamic architecture, an open circular pavilion consisting of a roof supported by pillars. The word has been applied to a Turkish summer garden pavilion and a type of early Persian mosque. Today the term refers to any small urban booth that dispenses newspapers, information, or tickets.

kiosk

A small, self-standing structure such as a newsstand or ticket booth. The original kiosk had room inside for a person who handled the transactions; however, the term evolved to refer to unattended booths with computers that dispense information or make sales via a touch screen.

Other than simple soda or candy machines, almost any modern vending machine that accepts credit cards can be called a kiosk. For example, digital photo kiosks are today's counterpart to the earlier, manned kiosks for analog film developing. Accepting memory card or CD/DVD input, they allow users to select images and perform limited editing. The units can make prints on the spot as well as burn them onto a CD. See self-service application and touch screen.

The Photo Kiosk

Photo kiosks with touch screens have popped up in shopping malls and venues worldwide.

kiosk

1. A small pavilion, usually open, built in gardens and parks.

2. A similar structure, often enclosed, for the sale of merchandise such as newspapers or magazines.

kiosk - A stall set up in a public place where one can obtain information, e.g. tourist information. The information may be provided by a human or by a computer. In the latter case, the data may be stored locally (e.g. on CD-ROM) or accessed via a network using some kind of distributed information retreival system such as Gopher or World-Wide Web.

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At about 9:45am a witness within McBride's Pharmacy saw both accused within the public telephone kiosk.

'Sex addict' couple arrested over phone box romp! by Asian News International

WHO is responsible for cleaning out the two red telephone kiosks in Lime Street, opposite St George's Hall?

Rubbish service; LETTERS to the EDITOR by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

A man calling himself Peter phoned A Cars - the company Arshad worked for - from a telephone kiosk close to the Spar shop at the junction of Lindsworth Approach and Monyhull Hall Road at 8.

Hunt for taxi murderer by Birmingham Mail (England)

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