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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But he agreed that it could be susceptible to fraud without a UK-wide barcode system to return your glass items.
From BBC ● May 18, 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
"Each specimen gets a catalog number. It's like a barcode," Motta said.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 6, 2026
To access the data, shoppers will have to scan the QR code, then enter the 12-digit barcode number, along with a separate lot number.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024
I run my fingers over the invisible barcode on the inside of my wrist.
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
Those barcoded viruses were given to seven nonhuman primates.
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
Hundreds of thousands of objects had to be inventoried and barcoded, cleaned and conserved, and stabilized for transport.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
Royal Mail introduced barcoded stamps in February, saying they would open up possibilities for "new innovative services."
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2022
Using a barcoding approach, Christian Mayer and his team followed the family relationships between precursor cells and young inhibitory neurons.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 26, 2024
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
Newmaster used the paper as a springboard to create an academic unit at his university and commercial testing companies that advertised DNA barcoding services meant to ensure product purity for supplements, foods, and cannabis.
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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