RFID Journal Staff asked 12 years ago How does RFID Journal define that term?
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Our definition is this: any technology that enables a user to identify unique items, individuals or locations using radio waves.
There are passive systems in which a transponder has no power source, as well as active systems that employ a battery to broadcast a unique ID number. There are also semi-passive systems that utilize a battery to run a sensor and a microchip, but the tag communicates like a passive tag in that case.
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—Mark Roberti, Founder and Editor, RFID Journal
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