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RFID Glossary : Transponder for RFID
An RFID transponder is a special kind of radio transmitter and reciever. It is activated when it receives a signal of a specific kind. RFID transponders are present in smart cards and Radio Frequency
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RFID Glossary : Smart cards
Smart card is another way to refer to a contactless smart card. This term refers to identification cards (for example, some credit cards) that do not need to make contact with the reader to be read, o
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RFID Glossary : Smart label (RFID Smart Label)
A barcode label that contains an RFID transponder is called an RFID smart label. Since the label is able to store information (like a serial number) and communicate with an RFID reader, it is consider
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RFID Glossary : RFID tag
An RFID tag is a microchip combined with an antenna in a compact package; the packaging is structured to allow the RFID tag to be attached to an object to be tracked. "RFID" stands for Radio
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RFID Glossary : Pulse Duration
A means of communication between an RFID tag and a reader; the data is contained in duration of pulses of the carrier wave sent out by the reader. See modulation for more information. (go to RFID art
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RFID Glossary : Phase Modulation (PM)
A means of communication between an RFID tag and a reader; the data is contained in changes in the phase of the carrier wave sent out by the reader. See modulation for more information. (go to RFID a
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RFID Glossary : Passive RFID Tag (or Passive Tag)
A passive tag is an RFID tag that does not contain a battery; the power is supplied by the reader. When radio waves from the reader are encountered by a passive rfid tag, the coiled antenna within the
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RFID Glossary : Modulation
Modulation refers to the process by which the RFID tag changes the carrier signal of the reader antenna to convey information. A variety of schemes to accomplish this are available: amplitude modulati
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