barcode

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

/ˈbɑː.kəʊd/ /ˈbɑɹ.koʊd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-barcode.wav

barcode barcodes bar code barcoding barcoded

Compound of bar + code. First attested in 1963 for noun sense 1.

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barcoded barcoder barcode reader barcode scanner barcoding biobarcode metabarcode minibarcode nanobarcode

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