barcode

Meaning

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

Synonyms

bar code

bar-code

Translations

código de barras

codice a barre

Strichcode

código de barras

code à barres

Barcode

code-barres

streepjescode

barcode

Balkencode

codi de barres

barkod

bar kod

Strichkode

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɑː(ɹ)kəʊd/

Etymology

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