barcode
verb
- to mark with a barcode
noun
- optical machine-readable representation of data
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈbɑː.kəʊd/ / /ˈbɑɹ.koʊd/
noun
Etymology: Compound of bar + code. First attested in 1963 for noun sense 1.
- 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
Etymology: Compound of bar + code. First attested in 1963 for noun sense 1.
- To apply a barcode (machine-readable code) to.