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Glossary

Product

Smart Label

A garment label, hangtag, or product label that embeds an NFC chip or QR code so the product itself is the channel.

A smart label is any physical label on a product — woven into a garment, sewn into a seam, printed on a hangtag, embossed on a sleeve — that contains an NFC chip, a QR code, or both. It turns the product itself into the marketing and identity channel, with zero packaging changes and zero app dependency.

Common formats

  • Woven NFC patches — sewn or heat-applied into garments.
  • Care labels — chip embedded in the standard wash-care label.
  • Wet inlays — clear flexible chips applied under an existing patch.
  • Swing tags and hangtags — retail-facing tags with NFC/QR.
  • Pin badges, keep tags, wristbands — non-garment formats fans keep.