English Explanatory Dictionary

Aztec code

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A two-dimensional barcode, invented by Andrew Longacre, Jr. and Robert Hussey in 1995, typically used in transport ticketing.

Word forms

Aztec code Aztec codes

Etymology

From Aztec Code, the name of the standard, originally patented and then released into the public domain. Named after the resemblance to central finder pattern to an Aztec pyramid.

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