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  t_meta_title: What Does Keyed Entry Mean in POS-
  t_meta_description: Learn what keyed entry is in restaurant POS systems, how card details are manually entered for payments, and when businesses use this payment method-
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    t_author: Priyanka Bhadani
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      t_title: What is Keyed Entry?
      t_description: Keyed Entry is when payment card information is typed into a POS system instead of the card being swiped, tapped, or inserted.
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      t_text: <p>Keyed Entry is when payment card information is typed into a <a href="https://plumpos.com/">POS system</a> instead of the card being swiped, tapped, or inserted. That usually takes place when the reader can’t read the physical card or when a payment is made by phone.</p><p>Restaurants can use Keyed Entry to process sales in a pinch by bypassing the swiping reader process. Keyed entries allow restaurants to complete transactions even when standard card-reading methods are unavailable.</p><h2>How Does Keyed Entry Work in Restaurants?</h2><p>When it comes to keyed entry transactions, it involves the merchant or cashier entering the card details into the POS transaction slide. Then the transaction is routed through a <a href="https://plumpos.com/glossary/payment-gateway.html">payment gateway</a> for processing, as in any other card transaction.</p>This includes-<ul><li>Card number</li><li>Validity period</li><li>Card verification value (CVV)</li><li>Billing ZIP or postal code (if applicable)</li></ul><p>Keyed entry is frequently used for phone orders, online payments with manual processing, or when a card reader cannot read the card.</p>
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