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2. Universal Product Code - Wikipedia

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   A UPC barcode. The Universal Product Code (UPC or UPC code) is a barcode symbology that is used worldwide for tracking trade items in stores.. The chosen symbology has bars (or spaces) of exactly 1, 2, 3, or 4 units wide each; each decimal digit to be encoded consists of two bars and two spaces chosen to have a total width of 7 units, in both an "even" and an "odd" parity form, which enables ...

3. Barcode - Wikipedia

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   A barcode or bar code is a method of representing data in a visual, ... unless at least 70% of the grocery's products had the barcode printed on the product by the ...

4. International Article Number - Wikipedia

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   These barcodes only represent the digits 0–9, unlike some other barcode symbologies which can represent additional characters. The most commonly used EAN standard is the thirteen-digit EAN-13 , a superset of the original 12-digit Universal Product Code (UPC-A) standard developed in 1970 by George J. Laurer . [ 1 ]

5. Global Trade Item Number - Wikipedia

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   The Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) is an identifier for trade items, developed by the international organization GS1. [1] Such identifiers are used to look up product information in a database (often by entering the number through a barcode scanner pointed at an actual product) which may belong to a retailer, manufacturer, collector, researcher, or other entity.

6. GS1 - Wikipedia

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   GS1 introduced the barcode in 1974. [8] A barcode encodes a product identification number that can be scanned electronically, making it easier for products to be tracked, processed, and stored. Barcodes improve the efficiency, safety, speed and visibility of supply chains across physical and digital channels.

7. Code 128 - Wikipedia

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   For the end user, Code 128 barcodes may be generated by either an outside application to create an image of the barcode, or by a font-based barcode solution. Either solution requires the use of an application or an application add in to calculate the check digit and create the barcode.