a larger device, often stationary, that can use radio signals to read and/or modify the contents of RFID tags
an electronic device that sends command signals to and read back the emitted signals from tags
a transceiver, which sends out a query via a radio signal that is then answered by an RFID tag
A device used to communicate with RFID tags. The reader has one or more antennas, which emit radio waves and receive signals back from the tag. The reader is also sometimes called an interrogator because it "interrogates" the tag.
An RFID reader communicates via radio waves with RFID tags and delivers the information in a digital format to a computer system. Also known as an Interrogator or a reader