English

A passenger tags on.

Alternative forms

• tag-on

Verb

tag on ‎(third-person singular simple present tags on, present participle tagging on, simple past and past participle tagged on)

1. (predominantly public transport) To hover an RFID device such as a smartcard over a receiver in order to complete an action with a often involving graphic user interface such as making a payment or permitting access.
   • 2003, Daniel Fleishman, United States. Federal Transit Administration, National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board, Fare policies, structures and technologies: update, page 39

     Contactless smart card readers can be mounted at each door of an LRT car, allowing a rider to “tag on” and “tag off” on boarding and alighting the vehicle.

   • 2006, Mike McDonald, Intelligent transport systems in Europe, page 40

     Tag-on/tag-off on bus services with variable fares and transfer rebates have worked very well in Singapore.

Antonyms

• tag off

Synonyms

• swipe, flash, tag

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