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bar code

NOUN
merchandise computer code
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The Montreal resident uses an app called Nuj that has him scan the bar code on a shampoo bottle in his bathroom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

For ticket inspections and to pass through barriers, the app will generate a bar code to scan.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025

The machines scan the bar code on the back of the membership card, showing the membership record, including photo and status.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2024

Boards with a bar code next to their serial number or those with a charging port that only has one pin are excluded from the recall.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2023

The Gold-Bug had no bar code at all, but that made sense if Mr. Griswold had made it especially for his game.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman



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