bar code
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Instead of being laid out spatially, its wiring works more like a bar code, with distributed patterns of activity representing particular smells or complex memories.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
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
No more scrolling through your phone to find that bar code, or scrambling through your glove compartment to find that parking pass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2025
Unflattering references to the technology liken the process to a supermarket checkout - where your face becomes a bar code.
From BBC ● May 25, 2024
As James and Maddie tugged the book back and forth in front of Emily, the bar code waved like a black-and-white flag until it finally got her attention.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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