barcode

[bahr-kohd]

noun

1. a series of lines of varying width, printed, as on a container or product, that can be read by an optical scanner to determine charges for purchases, destinations for letters, etc.

verb (used with object)

barcoded, barcoding 

1. to put a barcode on.

Word History and Origins

Origin of barcode¹

First recorded in 1960–65; bar ¹ (in the sense of “a band or strip”) + code

Example Sentences

“Technology in his body? What, like a barcode?”

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It also features a barcode scanner, which opens a drop-down drawer that is big enough to accommodate parcels that do not fit in the traditional postbox slot.

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Ostensibly to prevent fraud, he ordered states to cease using barcode or QR code in the vote counting process, which would bar many jurisdictions from using voting machines.

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Customers procure a barcode from an app, then at the postbox they scan the barcode and drop the parcel into a drawer - this is all powered by solar panels on the box.

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To help, he now uses an app on his phone that can scan a product's barcode and identify where it's from.

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