bar code
Example Sentences
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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
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
This food had never worn a label or bar code or price tag, and yet I knew almost everything there was to know about it.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
