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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. List of GS1 country codes - Wikipedia

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    UPC-A compatible - United States drugs (see United States National Drug Code) 040–049: UPC-A compatible - Used to issue restricted circulation numbers within a company 050–059: UPC-A compatible - GS1 US reserved for future use 060–099: UPC-A compatible - United States: 100–139 United States: 200–299

  4. Barcode - Wikipedia

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    A UPC-A barcode. A barcode or bar code is a method of representing data in a visual, machine-readable form.Initially, barcodes represented data by varying the widths, spacings and sizes of parallel lines.

  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. The surprising history of the barcode - AOL

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    The bull’s-eye barcode, after all, was the original barcode symbol, and RCA was a powerful company that had invested significant resources in developing the technology.

  7. GS1 - Wikipedia

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    In 1973, the Universal Product Code (UPC) was selected by this group as the first single standard for unique product identification. In 1974, the Uniform Code Council (UCC) was founded to administer the standard. [1] On 26 June 1974, a pack of Wrigley's chewing gum became the first ever product with a barcode to be scanned in a shop. [1] [3]

  8. 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]

  9. The Internet Is 'Going Bananas' Over the Real Meaning of '4011'

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    Men: I’m not using self checkout as long as fruit and vegetables don’t have barcodes. I’m not flipping through three screens of pictures Women: Bananas-4011