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What is the difference between NDEF and NFC ?

Is it just a different term for the same thing
Reader - 07 Mar 2024
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NFC stands for Near Field Communication. It's the term used to describe the whole contactless communication technology.

NDEF is a term defined by the NFC Forum the industry body responsible for setting the standards by which NFC works. Is a term used to specify the way that data is stored in the memory of an NFC chip. The data is stored in a way that is universally recognised across all NFC readers.
Seritag - 08 Apr 2024
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what if you store the data in a different way ?
Reader - 09 Apr 2024
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