Universal Product Code

Definition: Universal Product Code

Universal Product Code

Noun

1. Code consisting of a series of vertical bars of variable width that are scanned by a laser; printed on consumer product packages to identify the item for a computer that provides the price and registers inventory information.

Specialty Definition: Universal Product Code

Domain	Definition
Computing	Set of thick and thin lines(bars)printed on merchandise read by a photoelectric laser scanner built into a checkout counter and identifying the manufacturer, the product and the product identification number from which a computer can obtain the price by table lookup or enabling a terminal to retrieve the price from the computer's store and to print it on a sales slip. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Commercial Usage: Universal Product Code

Domain	Title
Books	The Universal Product Code (reference) (more book examples)
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Universal Product Code

Modern Translation: Universal Product Code

Language		Translations for "Universal Product Code"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		stregkode (bar code, ortho-code, stripe-code). (various references)

Dutch		streepjescode (bar code, stripe-code), balkencode (bar code, stripe-code). (various references)

Finnish		viivakoodi (bar code, stripe-code). (various references)

French		code universel des produits, code a barres. (various references)

German		Strichcode (bar code). (various references)

Greek		UPC (bar code), κώδικας φάσματος (bar code), παγκόσμιος κώδικας προϊόντων (bar code). (various references)

Italian		codice a barre (bar code, stripe-code). (various references)

Pig Latin		iversalunay oductpray odecay

Spanish		código de barras (bar code). (various references)

Swedish		streckkod (bar code, bar-code). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Universal Product Code

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