Editing Vending machine (section)

{{Short description|Machine which dispenses products to customers}}
{{Redirect|Pop machine|the soft drink liquid dispenser|Soda fountain}}
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[[File:CandiesVendingMachine1952.jpg|thumb|right|A [[snack|snack food]] vending machine made in 1952]]
[[File:DEU Zeitungsautomaten Muenchen 3712 MSZ100320.jpg|thumb|[[Newspaper vending machine]]s in [[Munich]], Germany]]
[[File:Pardubice, náměstí Republiky, parkovací automat (01).jpg|thumb|upright|An automobile parking [[ticket machine]] in the Czech Republic]]
A '''vending machine''' is an automated machine that dispenses items such as [[snacks]], [[beverage]]s, [[cigarettes]], and [[lottery ticket]]s to consumers after [[cash]], a [[credit card]], or other forms of payment are inserted into the machine or payment is otherwise made.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/ct-vending-machine-for-homeless-20180103-story.html | title=Vending machine for homeless just launched in U.K., to debut in U.S. cities | date=3 January 2018 | newspaper=Chicago Tribune | first=Mary | last=Hui | access-date=31 May 2018 }}</ref> The first modern vending machines were developed in England in the early 1880s and dispensed [[postcard]]s. Vending machines exist in many countries and, in more recent times, specialized vending machines that provide less common products compared to traditional vending machine items have been created.