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vending machine

Machine which automatically dispenses beverages, food or non-food products to customers after a payment

Instance of: point of sale
Subclass of: self-service machine
, shop

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A vending machine is an automated machine that dispenses items such as snacks, beverages, cigarettes, and lottery tickets to consumers after cash, a credit card, or other forms of payment are inserted into the machine or payment is otherwise made. The first modern vending machines were developed in England in the early 1880s and dispensed postcards. Vending machines exist in many countries and, in more recent times, specialized vending machines that provide less common products compared to traditional vending machine items have been created.

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OpenStreetMap tag: amenity=vending_machine
Has use: trade
Operator: vending machine operator
Members / parts: coin slot nature of statement: often
bill slot nature of statement: often
card reader nature of statement: often
Partially coincident with: coin-operated device

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