barcode
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A UPC-A barcode symbol
See also: bar code
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɑː(ɹ)kəʊd/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɑɹkoʊd/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)kəʊd
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.
- (genetics) A portion of a gene that identifies a particular species.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Afrikaans: staafkode (calque)
- → Dutch: barcode
- → Dutch: streepjescode (calque)
- → Afrikaans: strepieskode (calque)
Translations
set of machine-readable parallel bars
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Anagrams
Chinese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: baa1 kuk1
- Yale: bā kūk
- Cantonese Pinyin: baa1 kuk7
- Guangdong Romanization: ba1 kug1
- Sinological IPA (key): /paː⁵⁵ kʰʊk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
barcode
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 條碼 (“barcode”)
Adjective
barcode
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) of a shape that resembles barcode
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English barcode.
Pronunciation
Noun
barcode m (plural barcodes)
- barcode
- Synonym: streepjescode