bar code

bar code

n.

A series of vertical bars of varying widths, in which each of the digits zero through nine are represented by a different pattern of bars that can be read by a laser scanner. The bars are commonly found on consumer products and are used especially for inventory control.

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bar code

n

(Business / Commerce) Commerce a machine-readable arrangement of numbers and parallel lines of different widths printed on a package, which can be electronically scanned at a checkout to register the price of the goods and to activate computer stock-checking and reordering Also called Universal Product Code UPC

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

bar code - code consisting of a series of vertical bars of variable width that are scanned by a laser; printed on consumer product packages to identify the item for a computer that provides the price and registers inventory information Universal Product Code code - a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy

Translations

bar code n → codice m a barre

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bar code n → codice m a barre