Synonyms

UPC

American

Universal Product Code.

UPC British

abbreviation

Universal Product Code See bar code

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The agency has a complete list online of the affected products and their UPC codes.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

Two other major armed groups -- 3R and UPC -- in April also ratified peace accords overseen by Chad.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

The French leader cited four independence icons who were killed during military operations led by French forces, including Ruben Um Nyobe, the firebrand leader of the anti-colonialist UPC party.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025

On June 26, 1974, the first UPC barcode was scanned on a pack of Wrigley’s gum at a grocery store in Troy, Ohio.

From Slate • May 30, 2024

Of course I am not checking the ten or more digit UPC numbers, which lie just under the bar codes—nobody does.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

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