# EMV

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #74,935

## Definitions
1. A payment method based upon a technical standard for smart payment cards and the terminals and ATMs that can accept them.

## Etymology
Originally an initialism for "Europay, Mastercard, Visa", the three companies that created the standard.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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