point-of-sale: Meaning and Definition of

point-of-sale

1. the store, dealer, or other retail outlet where an item is sold: from manufacturer to point-of-sale.

1. designating or in use at a point-of-sale, cashier's desk, or check-out counter; point-of-purchase.
2. (in retailing) of or pertaining to a customer-checkout system that uses automated devices linked to a computer, as a terminal that directly transmits sales data as part of a computerized system for accounting and inventory control. Abbr.: P.O.S., POS