e-wallet en · NOUN
Etymology
From e- (“electronic”) + wallet.
Meanings
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An electronic data store for a customer's e-money, credit card details, etc.
The concept of virtual cash, and its associated counterpart, the e-Wallet or Digital Wallet became popular vocabulary in the 1990s when a number of initiatives were launched. The digital wallet, either stored on a physical medium such as a smart card of some kind […] or sitting on a server somewhere in cyberspace, began taking form.
2002, Michael Chesher, Rukesh Kaura, Peter Linton, chapter 3, in Electronic Business & Commerce, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 53:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| e-Wallet | alternative | lexicographic | |
| e-wallets | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| ewallet | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
cryptocurrency wallet · crypto wallet · e-money · e-payment
Synonyms
online wallet · digital wallet
Translations (10)
pt carteira digital (electronic data store for e-money) · de E-Wallet (electronic data store for e-money) · fr porte-monnaie électronique (electronic data store for e-money) · es cartera digital (electronic data store for e-money) · ca cartera electrònica (electronic data store for e-money) · de Cyberwallet (electronic data store for e-money) · fr portefeuille électronique (electronic data store for e-money) · fi digilompakko (electronic data store for e-money) · it portafoglio elettronico (electronic data store for e-money) · fi digitaalinen lompakko (electronic data store for e-money)