barcode

== English == === Alternative forms === bar code === Etymology === Compound of bar +‎ code. First attested in 1963 for sense 1. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɑː.kəʊd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɑɹ.koʊd/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)kəʊd Hyphenation: bar‧code === Noun === barcode (plural barcodes) Any set of machine-readable parallel bars or concentric circles, varying in width, spacing, or height, encoding information according to a symbology. [from 1960s] (genetics) A portion of a gene that identifies a particular species. (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)→ Afrikaans: strepieskode (calque) ==== Translations ==== === See also === UPC, ISBN, EAN QR code, QR === References === === Further reading === barcode on Wikipedia.Wikipedia DNA barcoding on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === brocade == Chinese == === Etymology === From English barcode. === Pronunciation === === Noun === barcode (Hong Kong Cantonese) barcode ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === code === References === English Loanwords in Hong Kong Cantonese == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English barcode. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɑrˌkoː.də/ Hyphenation: bar‧co‧de === Noun === barcode m (plural barcodes, no diminutive) barcode Synonym: streepjescode