self-scan

English

Etymology

From self- +‎ scan.

Noun

self-scan (uncountable)

1. (retail, chiefly attributive) An electronic system in a supermarket etc. allowing customers to scan the barcodes on their purchases and pay for them without the need for a cashier.

Verb

self-scan (third-person singular simple present self-scans, present participle self-scanning, simple past and past participle self-scanned)

1. (retail) To use this system.