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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
barcode /ˈbɑːˌkəʊd/ n
  1. a machine-readable arrangement of numbers and parallel lines of different widths printed on a package, which can be electronically scanned at a checkout to register the price of the goods and to activate computer stock-checking and reorderingAlso called: Universal Product Code, UPC
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ˈbar ˌcode, n. [countable]
  1. a series of lines printed on or applied to an item for identification by an optical scanner.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bar′ code′, 
  1. Computing, Businessa series of lines of varying width, printed, as on a container or product, that can be read by an optical scanner to determine charges for purchases, destinations for letters, etc. Cf. Universal Product Code.
  • 1970–75

'barcode' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
UPC

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