QR code
Trademark.
a matrix bar code that is read by photographing it with the camera of a smartphone or other mobile device that is equipped with a bar-code reader: Scan the QR code in our print ads to link to special offers on our website.
Origin of QR code
First recorded in 1990–95; abbreviation of
quick-response code
British Dictionary definitions for qr code
QR Code
noun
trademark
a type of bar code that can be read both horizontally and vertically, allowing large amounts of information to be encoded in it
Word Origin for QR Code
C20:
Q (
uick)
R (
esponse)