A transaction where the card is not present at the time of purchase, such as for Internet, mail or telephone orders.

A merchant environment where the cardholder (and the card) is not physically present at the time of purchase. Typical card-not-present transactions take place in businesses focused on mail order/telephone order, business-to-business, and Internet-based transactions.

A type of card transaction in which the card is not present at the point of sale for the magnetic stripe to be read. These are considered higher risk transactions.

A transaction where the credit card number is typed into the system instead of swiped, usually during the course of an e-commerce transaction where the card is not physically presented to the merchant [..]