EAS stands for Electronic Article Surveillance.  It is a technological method for preventing shoplifting from retail stores or pilferage of books from libraries. This system permits your staff to focus on customers and not have to worry about displayed merchandise walking out the door.

Special tags are fixed to merchandise or books. These tags are removed or deactivated by the clerks when the item is properly bought or checked out. At the exits of the store, a detection system sounds an alarm or otherwise alerts the staff when it senses active tags. For high-value goods that are to be manipulated by the patrons, wired alarm clips may be used instead of tags.