barcode

[ bahr-kohd ]

/ ˈbɑrˌkoʊd /

noun Also bar code .

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.See also Universal Product Code.

verb (used with object), bar·cod·ed, bar·cod·ing.Also bar-code .

to put a barcode on.

Origin of barcode

First recorded in 1960–65; bar¹ (in the sense of “a band or strip”) + code

Words nearby barcode

bar chord, bar clamp, Barclay, Barclay de Tolly, Bar Cocheba, barcode, Barcoo River, Barcoo salute, bard, bardacious, barde

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Example sentences from the Web for barcode

“I tend to be a moderate,” said Louis, 69, a barcode salesman from Long Island who declined to give his last name.
Jon Huntsman and Joe Manchin’s No Labels Bromance|David Freedlander|January 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for barcode

bar code

noun

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 reorderingAlso called: Universal Product Code, UPC

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Cultural definitions for barcode

bar code

A series of parallel lines that can be read by an optical scanner and decoded by a computer into usable information. The ten-line Universal Product Code (UPC) on the packaging of retail items is an example of this. The key to this code is the variation in line thickness and separation.

单词	barcode
释义	barcode [ bahr-kohd ] / ˈbɑrˌkoʊd / noun Also bar code . 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.See also Universal Product Code. verb (used with object), bar·cod·ed, bar·cod·ing.Also bar-code . to put a barcode on. Origin of barcode First recorded in 1960–65; bar¹ (in the sense of “a band or strip”) + code Words nearby barcode bar chord, bar clamp, Barclay, Barclay de Tolly, Bar Cocheba, barcode, Barcoo River, Barcoo salute, bard, bardacious, barde Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for barcode “I tend to be a moderate,” said Louis, 69, a barcode salesman from Long Island who declined to give his last name. Jon Huntsman and Joe Manchin’s No Labels Bromance\|David Freedlander\|January 15, 2013\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for barcode bar code noun 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 reorderingAlso called: Universal Product Code, UPC Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for barcode bar code A series of parallel lines that can be read by an optical scanner and decoded by a computer into usable information. The ten-line Universal Product Code (UPC) on the packaging of retail items is an example of this. The key to this code is the variation in line thickness and separation. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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