Editing Ticket machine (section)

==Applications==
Ticket machines are also often used for amusement parks, cinemas (in those cases sometimes called [[ticketing kiosk]]s), car parking (see [[pay and display]]), as well as those that issue free tickets—for example, those for [[Queue area#Virtual queue|virtual queueing]].

[[Japan]] uses [[Shokken (food ticket machine)|ticket machines]] in restaurants, cafes and other establishments. Customers select an item on the machine, insert money into the machine then receive a voucher that can be exchanged for their order, unlike a vending machine where the customer would receive their item. Some ticket machines are standalone machines while other versions of the machine are located at the counter.<ref name="LJ">{{cite web|title=[Vending machine powerhouse Japan! ] How to use a ticket machine that foreigners do not know|url=https://livejapan.com/ja/in-tokyo/in-pref-tokyo/in-asakusa/article-a0001973/|language=en}}</ref>