nfc
nfc — abbreviation
1. a way for two electronic devices to share small amounts of data when they are he
a way for two electronic devices to share small amounts of data when they are held within a few centimetres of each other, used most often for tap-to-pay purchases and quick phone-to-phone sharing.
Élise paid for her coffee by tapping her phone on the NFC reader at the counter.
collocation: NFC reader — the device that accepts a tap-to-pay phone
Tunde turned on NFC in the phone settings before adding his new bank card.
pattern: turn on NFC (in settings) before using tap-to-pay
The museum tickets work through NFC, so Megan just held her phone near the gate.
Daichi shared a contact card with Layla by touching the backs of their two phones together using NFC.
Ari's old flip phone does not support NFC, so he still pays for the bus in coins.
- contactless
an everyday adjective for the same kind of touch-free payment or transfer; broader than NFC, which is the specific technology
- tap-to-pay
a common phrase for the most popular use of NFC at shops, not the technology itself
文法句型
use NFC to + verb
NFC + noun (chip, reader, tag)
via NFC
用法筆記
Frequently used as a modifier before another noun, as in 'NFC chip', 'NFC reader', or 'NFC tag'. Usually said as three separate letters, N-F-C, not as a word.
常見錯誤
2. one of the two main groupings of teams that together form the top professional A
one of the two main groupings of teams that together form the top professional American football league in the United States, the NFL; the other grouping is the AFC.
Quinn explained to her cousin that the NFC and the AFC together form the entire NFL.
pattern: the NFC and the AFC together form the NFL
Christopher said the Dallas Cowboys finished top of the NFC last season.
collocation: top of the NFC — league-table position
The winner of the NFC plays the winner of the AFC in the Super Bowl every February.
Renata moved to Seattle and started supporting an NFC team for the first time.
Faisal asked his friends which division of the NFC the Green Bay Packers play in.
- National Football Conference
the full form, used in formal writing and on official league pages
- AFC
the American Football Conference, the other half of the NFL
文法句型
the NFC
the NFC + team name
win/lose in the NFC
用法筆記
Almost always preceded by 'the' because it names a single specific organisation. The letters are said separately as N-F-C, and the word mostly appears in American sports writing and broadcasting.