bar code
noun [C] COMMERCE, ITDefinition
› a small rectangular pattern of thick and thin black lines printed on a product, or on its container, so that the details of the product can be read by and recorded on a computer system: Bar codes can be scanned by optical scanners known as bar code readers.
bar coding noun [U] › Bar coding is essential for efficient inventory management.(Definition of bar code noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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