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November 23, 2021

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Codabar

Codabar was originally developed in the early 1970s for use in retail price-labeling systems. However, after the National Retail Merchants Association (NRMA) selected another symbology as their standard in 1975, Codabar was promoted for use in a variety of non-retail applications such as libraries, shipping, photo finishing, and the medical industry. Because Codabar is not as versatile or reliable as other symbologies, the trend since the 1980s has been to move away from Codabar and toward the other symbologies. Codabar barcodes are used by logistics and healthcare professionals, including U.S. blood banks, FedEx, photo labs and libraries. Their main benefit is that they’re easy to print and can […]

November 22, 2021

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CODE 93 Symbol

The Code 93 Barcode type was originally developed in 1982 by Intermec to improve upon, and compliment, the Code 39 barcode type. Code 93, like Code 39, utilizes the full ASCII character set by using combinations of 2 characters, but was designed to be a higher density code that is also more secure. The symbology derives its name because every character is constructed from 9 modules or elements arranged into 3 bars with their adjacent spaces. The benefits to using the Code 93 barcode type are grounded in it’s ability to store more information in a smaller space, while enabling additional security […]

November 20, 2021

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Interleaved 2 of 5 BARCODES

Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF) barcodes are two-width numeric codes that can encode information of any length, as long as there is an even number of digits in the code. Information is encoded based on the width of the bars and spaces, and exactly 2 out of every 5 bars are wide. Their predecessor, the Standard or Industrial 2 of 5 barcode, could encode information only in the width of the bars, but not the spaces. ITF barcodes are generally used for distribution and warehouse identification purposes. They are often used to identify cartons or crates which themselves contain items […]

November 18, 2021

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ISSN (International Standard Serial Number)

An ISSN is an 8-digit code used to identify newspapers, journals, magazines and periodicals of all kinds and on all media–print and electronic. Which publications are concerned by an ISSN? What form does an ISSN take? What is its role? Where is it displayed? What is an ISSN? Which publications are concerned by an ISSN? An ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) identifies all continuing resources, irrespective of their medium (print or electronic): newspapers, annual publications (reports, directories, lists, etc.), journals, magazines, collections, websites, databases, blogs,etc. In many countries, an ISSN is mandatory for all publications subject to the legal deposit. […]

November 18, 2021

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What is an ISBN?

An ISBN is an International Standard Book Number. ISBNs were 10 digits in length up to the end of December 2006, but since 1 January 2007 they now always consist of 13 digits. ISBNs are calculated using a specific mathematical formula and include a check digit to validate the number. ISBN (International Standard Book Number) Each ISBN consists of 5 elements with each section being separated by spaces or hyphens. Three of the five elements may be of varying length: Prefix element – currently this can only be either 978 or 979. It is always 3 digits in length Registration group […]

November 18, 2021

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Commodity barcode (EAN, UPC code) (ISBN and ISSN)

Business is the earliest application of barcode technology. In commercial automation systems, product barcode is the key. In the national standard GB/T 12904, commodity barcode (barcode for commodity) is defined as a modular combination barcode used to identify international commodity codes. In 1970, the U.S. Supermarket Committee established the Universal Commodity Code UPC Code. The U.S. Uniform Code Committee (UCC) established the UPC barcode system in 1973, and The standardization of the code system has been fully realized. The UPC barcode has been successfully applied in the commercial circulation field, which has greatly promoted the application and popularization of the […]

November 18, 2021

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International Article Number EAN

The International Article Number (also known as European Article Number or EAN) is a standardized format to describe a barcode symbology and a numbering system. It is used in global trading to identify a product type or even more specific a certain product from a specific manufacturer. EAN numbers are not only used for lookup of global products but at the same time it can be used for other purposes like for example ordering or accounting. There are two versions of the EAN. One is the EAN-13 that has 13 digits. It is a superset of the original 12-digit Universal Product Code (UPC-A). For […]

November 18, 2021

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GS1 Identification Keys

GS1 is an international non-profit standards body that develops and maintains its own standards for automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) in the supply chains of multiple industries worldwide. GS1 allocates and manages company prefixes for use in UPC, EAN, and JAN barcodes. Its member organizations are located in over 110 countries. GS1 US is the United States member organization. GS1 Identification Keys The GS1 system consists of a recurring set of globally unique identification (ID) keys that are encoded by barcodes (or radio frequency identification [RFID] tags). The company prefix forms the basis of the ID keys that a company […]

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