point of sale terminal

Chances are that when you grab a receipt with your purchase, you don’t think about the type of paper it is made with. However, many businesses end up having to make a choice about what type of paper to use for receipts. If your business is looking at this decision, let’s review the different types of paper used for business receipts. 

Thermal Receipt Paper

By far, the most popular type of paper used for business receipts is thermal receipt paper. This may sometimes also be called POS paper. This type of paper is coated with a chemical that reacts with heat from a print head in a printer. The result is that the receipt turns black where it encounters the head, creating an image or text. 

Thermal receipt paper is frequently used in things like ATM machines and by many retailers. You can tell receipt paper is thermal by the slick feeling of it, which is the result of

A point of sale terminal is basically a computer with preloaded software designated to keep track of a facility's sales.

The point of sale (sometimes called the point of purchase) refers to any point in a store where sales take place. However, the norm is to have the POS system at a strategic location within the store, preferably at the checkout or counter area.

Thus, the POS terminals' innate function is to make transactions possible and allow customers to checkout. The system cycle involves reading credit and debit cards, authorizing purchases, followed by a prompt to print a receipt.