bar code

NOUN

merchandise computer code

Synonyms

WEAK

UPC Universal Product Code

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

Unflattering references to the technology liken the process to a supermarket checkout - where your face becomes a bar code.

From BBC • May 25, 2024

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

That DNA will act as a kind of minuscule bar code, nestling amid the puffy fibers as they are shuttled to factories in India.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2023

But against one wall sat a war chariot with a big bar code on the side.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan