BARCODE Definition & Meaning

barcode

[ bahr-kohd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a series of lines of varying width, printed, as on a container or product, that can be read by an optical scanner to determine charges for purchases, destinations for letters, etc. Universal Product Code.

verb (used with object)

barcoded, barcoding.

to put a barcode on.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of barcode¹

First recorded in 1960–65; bar ¹ (in the sense of “a band or strip”) + code

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To access the data, shoppers will have to scan the QR code, then enter the 12-digit barcode number, along with a separate lot number.

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"Mum even offered to come back the next day with the DVD to see if they could take a photo of the DVD so they would have the barcode," she added.

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The newly developed system, named CIBER, enables thousands of genes to be studied at once, by labeling sEVs with a kind of RNA "barcode."

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They quantified plastic bag sales by analyzing barcode scanner data on consumer purchases.

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It also makes space for immersive theater — see the whimsical investigative adventure that is “The Apple Avenue Detective Agency” — and even games that turn barcode scanners into controllers, such as “Wizard’s Warehouse: The Magick of Retail.”

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