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barcode

[ bahr-kohd ]

noun

  1. a 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. Universal Product Code.

verb (used with object)

, bar·cod·ed, bar·cod·ing.
  1. to put a barcode on.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of barcode1

First recorded in 1960–65; bar 1 (in the sense of “a band or strip”) + code

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Example Sentences

But it might also be a symbol, a barcode, or a red box containing the words “[Daily] Beast” in white lettering.

“I tend to be a moderate,” said Louis, 69, a barcode salesman from Long Island who declined to give his last name.

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