Passive

14:50 Nov 21, 2018
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Retail
English term or phrase: Passive
In clothing retail, what does it mean when a product is in the passive category in the stockroom?
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3RFID-tagged
Evgeniya Lysukhina


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passive
RFID-tagged


Explanation:
RFID tag = radio frequency identification tag is widely used in retail stock management to trace the clothing item size, availability, etc
The tag is attached to clothing and is generally to be cut off before wash or use.

Evgeniya Lysukhina
Russian Federation
Local time: 15:53
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: Although we do indeed talk about "passive" RFID tags, I'm very far from convinced that they'd have a separate category for tagged vs. non-tagged items in the stock-room.
1 min

neutral  AllegroTrans: I cannot see any basis for your conclusion that this is anything to do with tagging
3 hrs
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