Any set of machine-readable parallel bars or concentric circles, varying in width, spacing, or height, encoding information according to a symbology.(noun)
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Use "barcode" in a sentence
"Its all in the software that the barcode is generated to. even scratched and old phones work superwell."
"Airport staff will scan the barcode from the phones."
"Using this barcode, dba customers can go directly to the departure gate, where the barcode is read by a scanner."