Electronic Article Surveillance, or EAS, is a method that is used to prevent loss caused by shoplifting. This system uses a combination of security tags or labels that are affixed to the retail items and detection systems placed at the exits of the store. When a retail item basses by the sensor, an alarm may be sounded. 

• Radio-frequency systems (RF)
  
   


• Acousto-magnetic systems
  
   


• Magnetic systems 
   


• Microwave systems
  
  Sensormatic and Checkpoint (types of EAS) are two point-of-sale security systems; this refers to little metal tags that are inserted into the packaging to set off an alarm so that if you go through the sensors the alarm will sound.  The tags can be deactivated at checkout.

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