barcode

See also: bar code

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɑː.kəʊd/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɑɹ.koʊd/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)kəʊd
  • Hyphenation: bar‧code

Noun

barcode (plural barcodes)

  2. Any set of machine-readable parallel bars or concentric circles, varying in width, spacing, or height, encoding information according to a symbology. [from 1960s]
  4. (genetics) A portion of a gene that identifies a particular species.
  6. (self-harm, slang) An instance of self-harm, typically with multiple parallel cuts along a line, similar in form to a machine barcode.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Afrikaans: staafkode (calque)
  • → Dutch: barcode
  • → Dutch: streepjescode (calque)

Translations

See also

References

  1. ^ “barcode”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Further reading

Anagrams

Chinese

Etymology

From English barcode.

Pronunciation

Noun

barcode

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) barcode

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 條碼 (“barcode”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 條碼, 條形碼, 信息碼 Mainland China
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 條碼
Cantonese Hong Kong 條碼, barcode
Wu Shanghai 條形碼

Derived terms

See also

References

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English barcode.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑrˌkoː.də/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bar‧co‧de

Noun

barcode m (plural barcodes)

  1. barcode
    Synonym: streepjescode
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