bar codes

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Scope note
Optical, machine readable codes, usually representing numbers, rendered as black and white bars of varying width that carry information; used for entering data or making data legible to a computer system. Bar codes are often used to identify, for pricing, organizing, or distinguish information about one thing, person, or other entity from others.
bar codes
Accepted term: 06-May-2024