barcode
Syllables: bar·code/ˈbɑː.kəʊd/US/ˈbɑɹ.koʊd/
barcode noun: any set of machine-readable parallel bars or concentric circles, varying in width, spacing, or height, encoding information according to a symbology.
Noun
barcode (plural barcodes)
- 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
barcode (third-person singular simple present barcodes, present participle barcoding, simple past and past participle barcoded)
- To apply a barcode (machine-readable code) to.
barcode meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Kannada
barcode in Hindi
- set of machine-readable parallel bars
- बारकोड bārkoḍ
barcode in Tamil
- அடையாளக் குறியீடு, வரிக்குறியீடு, பட்டைக்குறியீடு, அடைப்பங்கள், பொருளின் ஒவ்வொரு கொள்கலத்திலும் இருக்கம்
barcode in Urdu
- set of machine-readable parallel bars
- بارکوڈ bārkoḍ
barcode in Kannada
- ಗುಟ್ಟುಪಟ್ಟಿ, ಗೆರೆಪಟ್ಟಿ
More languagesFewer languages
- barcode in Arabic
- شِفْرَة خَيْطِيَّة šifra ḵayṭiyya
- barcode in Malay
- kod bar
- barcode in Persian
- بارکد bârkod, رمزینه ramzine
- barcode in Thai
- บาร์โคด, รหัสแท่ง
- barcode in Vietnamese
- mã vạch
Examples of barcode in a sentence
- The last digit of the barcode is a check digit, calculated from the others.
- A QR code is a kind of two-dimensional barcode.
- Since they were nonconsecutively numbered, it was difficult to find out whether any of the barcoded goods were missing.
Forms of barcode
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | barcodes |
| alternative form | bar code |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | barcodes |
| present participle | barcoding |
| past participle | barcoded |
| past | barcoded |
Origin of barcode
Compound of bar + code. First attested in 1963 for noun sense 1.
Words formed from barcode
Phrases with barcode
Questions about barcode
- What does barcode mean?
- Barcode means any set of machine-readable parallel bars or concentric circles, varying in width, spacing, or height, encoding information according to a symbology.
- What is barcode in Hindi?
- Barcode in Hindi is बारकोड (bārkoḍ). See Barcode meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is barcode?
- Barcode can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce barcode?
- Barcode is pronounced /ˈbɑː.kəʊd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of barcode?
- The plural of barcode is barcodes.
Words near barcode in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: barcode (page history and authors); barcode (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); barcode (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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