bar code

Example Sentences

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Sharma expected the count to take an hour using bar code scanners, but they malfunctioned in the cold, forcing his team to pull an all-nighter and count manually.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

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

The 30-ish Londoner at the center of McCarthy’s sparse debut is almost heroically bland; if a bar code were a person, it would be this man.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2024

He said there would be a single bar code system and membership of just one scheme would be needed instead of multiple schemes so there would be no extra costs.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2023

In fact, he’d spent many happy hours on bar code websites where geeks gathered to compare, discuss, and trade codes and information.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz