barcode
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of barcode
First recorded in 1960–65; bar 1 (in the sense of “a band or strip”) + code
Example Sentences
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Scan the barcode of a grocery item and the app tells you whether it has a documented connection to Taylor Farms — including connections that may not be obvious from the package.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Today, lasers are used throughout modern society, from supermarket barcode scanners to vision correction procedures and advanced scientific instruments.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
The all-cash transaction would include Honeywell’s hardware, software and services for high-volume, automated data collection and tracking in mobile computers, barcode scanners and printing, the companies said Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
The technology required teachers to barcode and upload each exam question individually for each credit, which was a challenge initially.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
It reads the ultraviolet barcode on the inside of everyone’s wrist and marks each internee as present, flashing our camp mug shots for a moment on the scanner’s screen.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
That tech included shuffling machines that could read cards, hidden cameras and barcoded decks.
From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 2025
Thanks to the barcoded viruses, they could identify in which tissues the virus had replicated the fastest and spread the furthest just seven days after treatment was stopped.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2024
The letter calls on supermarkets to add barcoded coupons, cashier discounts, customer service refunds, printed coupons and coupon kiosks to offer the same price cuts for non-digital shoppers.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 18, 2022
Anyone unable to use older everyday stamps by 31 January will be able to exchange them for newer barcoded ones free of charge.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2022
But he kept the printer at his house, and it was never barcoded and registered as a district asset, the firing notice said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2021
Initial DNA barcoding attempts did not provide clear results, possibly because the sample contained genetic material from other microscopic organisms.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 27, 2026
Clare carries out some of that work - using something called DNA barcoding to identify the species of mosquito found in those traps.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2023
Other common fingerprinting techniques, such as DNA barcoding that examines short DNA fragments, can detect adulteration in other foods, like fish or sausages.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2023
Last week the Canadian Journal of Forest Research pulled a study in which Newmaster and colleagues said they used a genetic identification system known as DNA barcoding to help determine the diet of woodland caribou.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 20, 2023
DNA barcoding is one molecular genetic method, which takes advantage of rapid evolution in a mitochondrial gene present in eukaryotes, excepting the plants, to identify species using the sequence of portions of the gene.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
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