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barcodes

barcodes is the plural of barcode.

Meaning of barcode

Noun

barcode (plural barcodes)

  1. Any set of machine-readable parallel bars or concentric circles, varying in width, spacing, or height, encoding information according to a symbology.
  2. A portion of a gene that identifies a particular species.
  3. (slang, self-harm) An instance of self-harm, typically with multiple parallel cuts along a line, similar in form to a machine barcode.

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Questions about barcodes

What is barcodes the plural of?
Barcodes is the plural of barcode.

Words near barcodes in the dictionary

  1. barcode-reader
  2. barcode-readers
  3. barcoded
  4. barcoder
  5. barcoders
  6. barcodes
  7. barcoding
  8. Barcola
  9. Barcolas
  10. barcolounger
  11. Barcomb

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