barcode

noun
/ˈbɑː.kəʊd/UK/ˈbɑɹ.koʊd/US

Etymology

Compound of bar + code. First attested in 1963 for noun sense 1.

Definitions

  1. Any set of machine-readable parallel bars or concentric circles, varying in width,…

    Any set of machine-readable parallel bars or concentric circles, varying in width, spacing, or height, encoding information according to a symbology.

  2. A portion of a gene that identifies a particular species.

  3. An instance of self-harm, typically with multiple parallel cuts along a line, similar in…

    An instance of self-harm, typically with multiple parallel cuts along a line, similar in form to a machine barcode.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. To apply a barcode (machine-readable code) to.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for barcode. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA