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
“It sort of served as the bar code for what became my entire artistic project,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 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, Callans said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
They both say Craig Gilner, and have my Social Security number and a bar code on them.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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