Examples of “NFC” in a Sentence

noun A short-range wireless technology that lets two devices exchange a small amount of data when they are touching or held within a few centimeters of each other, used for things like tap-to-pay cards, travel passes and electronic door keys.

• Tap your phone against the reader — it uses NFC, so you have to be almost touching it.
• The hotel key card works over NFC rather than a magnetic stripe.

adjective Describing a device, card or tag that supports this technology.

• Most modern bank cards are NFC enabled.
• She programmed an NFC tag to switch her phone to silent when she got to her desk.