barcode

or bar code

[ bahr-kohd ]
/ ˈbɑrˌkoʊd /

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. Compare Universal Product Code.

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

to put a barcode on.

Origin of barcode

1970–75; bar1 (in the sense of “a band or strip”) + code

Words nearby barcode

barchan, barchan dune, barchester towers, barclay, barclay de tolly, barcode, barcoo river, barcoo salute, bard, bard of avon, bardacious

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