barcode
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barcode
- /ˈbɑː.kəʊd/ UK
- /ˈbɑɹ.koʊd/ US
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)kəʊd
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Compound of bar + code. First attested in 1963 for noun sense 1.
noun barcodes · bar code
- Any set of machine-readable parallel bars or concentric circles, varying in width, spacing, or height, encoding information according to a symbology.
- A portion of a gene that identifies a particular species.
- An instance of self-harm, typically with multiple parallel cuts along a line, similar in form to a machine barcode.
verb barcodes · barcoding · barcoded · bar code
- To apply a barcode (machine-readable code) to.
Translations
Every language
noun set of machine-readable parallel bars
| Español | código de barras |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 바코드 bakodeu |
| 日本語 | バーコード bākōdo |
| 中文 | 條形碼 /条形码 tiáoxíngmǎ, 條碼 /条码 tiáomǎ |
| हिन्दी | बारकोड bārkoḍ |
| Português | código de barras |
| Français | code-barres, code à barres |
| Deutsch | Strichcode, Balkencode, Barcode |
| Italiano | codice a barre |
| Ελληνικά | γραμμοκωδικός grammokodikós |
| Română | cod de bare |
| Русский | штрихко́д štrixkód, штрихово́й код štrixovój kod |
| Tiếng Việt | mã vạch |
| العربية | شِفْرَةٌ خَيْطِيَّة šifratun ḵayṭiyya |
| עברית | בַּרְקוֹד bárkod |
Talk about this word "barcode." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/barcode. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. barcode. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/barcode "barcode." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/barcode.Cite this
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title = {barcode},
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