barcode

[ bahr-kohd ]

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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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Word 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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Customers procure a barcode from an app, then at the postbox they scan the barcode and drop the parcel into a drawer - this is all powered by solar panels on the box.

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To help, he now uses an app on his phone that can scan a product's barcode and identify where it's from.

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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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Bar Cocheba bar code

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