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bar-code

UK/'bɑ:kəud/US

Definitions

n.

A pattern of parallel lines printed on a product and read by a scanner

条形码

Root Breakdown

Native English
barbar, barrier; ban, prohibition
+
coderoot
=bar-code

bar (a thin line/stripe) + code = information encoded as a pattern of bars (stripes). Here bar means a printed stripe rather than a rod.

Root bar still carries 38 more words

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The cashier scanned the bar-code at the checkout.

  • 2.

    Every product has a unique bar-code.

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