EAN

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  2. top of the aat hierarchies
  3. Objects Facet
  4. Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)
  5. Information Forms (hierarchy name)
  6. information forms (objects)
  7. information artifacts
  8. [information artifacts by function]
  9. identifying artifacts
  10. identification numbers and codes
  11. identification numbers
  12. EAN
Scope note
Unique numeric identifiers used to create machine-readable codes for items, usually represented as barcodes. The identifiers were developed in the 1980s and originally called the "European Article Number"; the initials "EAN" were retained even though the term has been changed to "International Article Number."
EAN
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024