e-ticketn.2
/ˈiːtɪkɪt/, U.S. /ˈiˌtɪkᵻt/ Originally U.S.
A right to travel (esp. on an airline), attend an event, enter an attraction, etc., that is recorded electronically, without the issuing of a conventional paper ticket.
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society > authority > lack of subjection > permission > [noun] > document which permits or authorizes > ticket > other forms of ticket
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e-ticket1995
1995 Amer. Banker 23 Mar. 18 In mid-April, Continental Airlines will bring its own ticketless option to its shuttles... The program, which it will call ‘E-ticket’, is not experimental but a launch.
1998 Chicago Tribune 6 July viii. 13/1 At the airport check-in counter, the passenger shows the credit card used to purchase the e-ticket and photo identification to get a boarding pass.
1999 Computing 19 Aug. 4/1 According to consultants KPMG, etickets offer airlines considerable savings, costing four times less than printing a paper ticket.
2000 Wall St. Jrnl. (Electronic ed.) 17 Feb. b1 Admission Network..says it expects all of its major clients to soon accept e-tickets, including the Molson Centre in Montreal, a concert site and home of the Montreal Canadiens hockey team.
2008 Independent 17 May (Traveller section) 3/4 Some complicated itineraries will simply not fit a single e-ticket—forcing passengers to pay out more for ‘side-trip’ flights, or to miss out desired destinations.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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