Re:Finding an ATM Skimmer: It pays to be paranoid
by jamestnz on Friday June 24, 2016 @10:10PM
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"Flush" here is used when something is at exactly the same level as a flat surface.
For example, if you take two tables of the same height, and push them together, their surfaces will be "flush".
Or, if something is embedded inside a surface, so that it sits at the same level as the surface. The slot on some optical drives is a good example of a slot that is "flush" [1].
So on an ATM a "flush" slot would be one that is just a plain slot in the flat plastic surface of the ATM, without any anti-skimming device which sticks out the front.
For example, if you take two tables of the same height, and push them together, their surfaces will be "flush".
Or, if something is embedded inside a surface, so that it sits at the same level as the surface. The slot on some optical drives is a good example of a slot that is "flush" [1].
So on an ATM a "flush" slot would be one that is just a plain slot in the flat plastic surface of the ATM, without any anti-skimming device which sticks out the front.
[1] https://www.dataquest.ch/images/uploads/newsimages/9056/usb_...