Definition of "barcoding" [barcoding]

• The assignment of a barcode to a product and the printing of the barcode on the product (noun)
• A taxonomic method that uses a short genetic marker in an organism's DNA to identify it as belonging to a particular species. (noun)

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• ""Great Lakes Cold Storage selected the Cadence warehouse management system (WMS) because of the added benefits the system provides, such as barcoding, scanning and voice picking," said Patrick Gorbett, president and CEO of Great Lakes Cold Storage."
• ""In addition to safety measures such as barcoding and latex-free stoppers, APP has incorporated a peel off syringe label on all of its rocuronium vials," said Thomas H. Silberg, president and chief executive officer of APP Pharmaceuticals."
• "Guided by DNA "barcoding" experts at The Rockefeller University and the American Museum of Natural History, Grade 12 students Brenda Tan and Matt Cost of Trinity School, Manhattan, also revealed a lot of apparent consumer fraud in progress, finding that the labels of 11 of 66 food products purchased at local markets misrepresented the actual contents."