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POS - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
abbreviation abbreviation
from The Century Dictionary.
positive . Also poz .noun possession ;noun possessive.
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
initialism chat/IRC parent over shoulderinitialism law proof of serviceinitialism linguistics part of speech (noun, verb, interjection etc.)initialism retail point of sale / point of serviceinitialism technology Proprietary Operating System initialism pejorative, slang, of a person or thing piece of shit
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The term POS (point of sale) is used here to mean end customer demand - either retail store POS data or end customer order data from any other channel partner.
BeyeNETWORK Content 2010
There are still some that believe this POS is about Health Care or Insurance.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “We Have to Pass the Bill So That You Can Find Out What Is In It” 2010
You take it for granted here, but when you go into a merchant and they ask to take your credit card, there is a computer, which we refer to as a POS system, that sits next to the cash register.
New Stock Market Winners As Emerging Markets Decrease Cash Use And Durbin Amendment Caps US Growth Outlook: Sector Expert Identifies Key Trends And Winners For Multinational Payments Processing Companies - Yahoo! Finance 2010
You take it for granted here, but when you go into a merchant and they ask to take your credit card, there is a computer, which we refer to as a POS system, that sits next to the cash register.
MasterCard (MA) And Visa (V) Terminalize Emerging Markets With Creation Of Publicly Traded Payments Transaction Processors: Award Winning Analyst Jamie Friedman Of Susquehanna Financial Group Identifies Key Companies And Future Stock Winners - Yahoo! Finance 2010
This condition manifests when the gullible sufferer of POS is repeatedly fleeced by a marginally charismatic charlatan with limited control over the English language.
Think Progress » Profit-Seeking Palin Reportedly Rips CPAC As A Profiteering Convention 2010
That disgusting POS is actually discouraging people from donating!!!!
Think Progress » ThinkFast: January 14, 2010 2010
Every utterance from this worthless POS is not newsworthy.
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That POS is little more than an info-mercial for Gunwerks rifles, whatever those funky scopes are, and freaky Berger VLD bullets.
Bad Hunting Shows 2009
This fat white haired POS is the reason why I support a womans choice.
Think Progress » Who Is Randy ‘Baby Killer’ Neugebauer? 2010
This fat white haired POS is the reason why I support a womans choice.
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