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swipe

a type of lever for raising and lowering a weight, such as a bucket in a well

Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

swipe

(1) Sliding a finger or stylus across a touchscreen to scroll or move items around. Swiping, along with tapping, replaced mouse movement on a tablet and smartphone, although Bluetooth mice are also used with tablets. See multitouch.

(2) (Swype) A unique touchscreen keyboard. See Swype.

(3) To pass an ID or credit card with a magnetic stripe through a reader. See magnetic stripe.

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In the second phase, which starts on February 1, 2020, passengers who do not swipe twice will still not lose their card, but they will no longer be eligible for discounts when transferring between different buses, or to Mass Rapid Transit and YouBike, according to the office.

Bus riders in Taipei, New Taipei must swipe twice starting today

When the Wear OS redesign becomes available, users will be able to simply swipe left from the watch face and have quick access to their workouts and tracking features.

Google Announces Wear OS Redesign

To add to this, for each Lazada voucher redeemed, Pera Swipe users will get a 5-percent cashback that will be credited to the users' Lazada e-Wallet account.

Pera Swipe makes mark in online shopping market with unbeatable deals

A few swipes and hair is left shiny, smooth and free from fly away causing static.

Wipes Uncovered: Wipes are surely ubiquitous--but one can still encounter them in unexpected places. Here are just a few examples of wipes in new ventures..

To take part in the Swipe and Win incentive, customers need to spend PS10 or more and simply swipe their Nectar cards in store, online or at the petrol pump.

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There are around 1.25 million card swipes across Bahrain monthly and 130,000 card swipes made daily.

Move to ban card payment charges vetoed

"We want to make sure voters understand that swipe fees add to the cost of everything they purchase, and that before reform banks had created an uncompetitive market that allowed them to set these fees as high as they liked," said NRF senior vice president for government relations David French.

NRF ads counter efforts to repeal swipe fee reform

The books cost PS19 with a donation going to charity Dreams & Wishes and are available at SWIPE TO BUY LOTS of apps are touted as the 'Tinder of...' various sectors, but new shopping app, 50 Finds, really does replicate the swipe-to-like sensation of a dating platform.

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The books cost PS19 with a donation going to charity Dreams & Wishes and are available at www.mykingdombooks.com SWIPE TO BUY LOTS of apps are touted as the 'Tinder of...' various sectors, but new shopping app, 50 Finds, really does replicate the swipe-to-like sensation of a dating platform.

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Global Banking News-March 15, 2016--Visa launches digital swipe for online payment services

Visa launches digital swipe for online payment services

Users open the app and immediately begin exploring, sifting through photos at the ease of a swipe. Nicknamed the "Tinder of travel", users swipe left if a photo is not appealing, swipe right if the photo interests them, and swipe up to be connected directly with that travel supplier.