Definition of Bar code

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Universal Product Code
Generic synonyms: Code

Definition of Bar code

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of barcode) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bar Code

bar-sleeve attachments
bar-tailed godwit
bar-tailed godwits
bar-winged rail
bar-winged rails
bar/resto
bar absolute
bar billiards
bar bit
bar chart
bar charts
bar clasp
bar clasp arm
bar clip attachments
bar code
bar codes
bar exam
bar examination
bar examinations
bar exams
bar flies
bar fly
bar girl
bar graph
bar hop
bar iron
bar joint denture
bar line
bar lines

Literary usage of Bar code

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1902)
"37. 1898, chap. 13U. Art. 11, J 30. Statutes. Admission to the bar.... Admission to the bar.... Code, I860. Application for admission to bar Code ..."

2. Technology Against Terrorism: Structuring Security (1994)
"Northwest Airlines has installed bar-code-reading and data-communication equipment at all stations, and uses it for all international (and some domestic) ..."

3. SAS(R) Component Language 9.1:: Reference, Volumes 1 and 2 by SAS Institute (2004)
"Type: Character xl,y2 are the upper coordinates of the area in the image to search for the bar code. The default is 0,0. x2,y2 are the lower coordinates of ..."

4. Pay-As-You-Throw: Lessons Learned about Unit Pricing of Municipal Solid Waste by Janice L. Canterbury (1996)
"The truck's weighing system reads a bar code on the can that identifies the ... The hand dump system, designed around a "hook scale" and a bar code, ..."

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