Universal Product Code
U·ni·ver·sal Prod·uct Code • n. more formal term for bar code.
universal product code
universal product code Computer‐readable bar code for labelling, first proposed for food labelling in 1973; the first supermarket checkout scanners to read them were installed in 1974.
Universal Product Code
Universal Product Code (UPC) See bar code.
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