Gumball machine and vending dictionary

Bulk: 
Small size product (Gumballs, nuts, etc...) vended in quantities.

Cap/Lid: 
Lid of the machine.

Capsule: 
A round or square container, normally made of plastic, that snaps together and holds a vendible product.

Coin - Op:
Abbreviation for Coin Operated.

Commission:
The part of the gross sales of the machine paid to the merchant by the operator for use of the space.

Count:
Amount of candy in a box. i.e. - 850 Count Box has 850 pieces of gumballs.

Flap:
Door where the product exits the machine.

Keyed alike:
Machines using the exact same type of key.

Mech:
Abbreviation for Coin Mechanism.

Operator:
A company that provides the vending service/product to the retail customer.

Panel:
Usually a side, or back section of a machine. It may be metal or plastic, clear or opaque.

Pie Wheel:
Wheel accompanied by a brush that aids in vending bulk products.

Product:
Refers to the item vended from the machine. Nuts, candy, gumballs, soda, etc...

Retro:
Relating to, reviving, or being the styles and especially the fashions of the past : fashionably nostalgic.

Slip - Clutch:
A mechanism that is able to turn with no coin, but won't dispense the product and will not break.

Slugs:
Any disk shaped object that is used to substitute money. Any reputable manufacturer will use a coin mechanism to prevent slugs.

Vendible:
Product or service that is dispensed from a machine.

Vend/Vending:
A method of selling by way of using a machine.