1. skimmer - Noun
2. skimmer - Verb
One who, or that which, skims; esp., a utensil with which liquids are skimmed.
Any species of longwinged marine birds of the genus Rhynchops, allied to the terns, but having the lower mandible compressed and much longer than the upper one. These birds fly rapidly along the surface of the water, with the lower mandible immersed, thus skimming out small fishes. The American species (R. nigra) is common on the southern coasts of the United States. Called also scissorbill, and shearbill.
Any one of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, as the sea clams, and large scallops.
Source: Webster's dictionaryNew credit-card skimmer uses postMessage to make malicious process look authentic to victims to steal payment data. Source: Internet
Though Tupperware never responded to multiple attempts at contact by researchers, as of March 25, after research was publicly disclosed detailing the card skimmer, the malicious code was removed from the homepage. Source: Internet
Police have urged people to check for card cloning or skimmer devices on an ATM before swiping their cards. Source: Internet
A well-known skimmer thief is marketing a product called “Smart Shield Detector” that claims to be able to detect a variety of electronic methods used by banks to foil ATM skimmers. Source: Internet
Bembry stated that it is uncommon for thieves to spend time going miles off the interstate to place a skimmer. Source: Internet
The cheap 3-head reader heads are too big so the better skimmer makers like these use battery powered circuits that sense the data from tiny strips at very low power to get PWM of each of the 3 tracks. Source: Internet