QR scan
Phone reads squares
QR scan is the act of using a device—typically a smartphone camera—to read a QR code, those square patterns of black and white modules that encode information.
The scan decodes the pattern, usually opening a website, displaying text, or triggering an action: Just do a quick QR scan to see the menu.
The term works as both noun and verb: QR scan that poster for tickets.
- barcodeEncoded product stripes
- smartphoneHandheld connected computer
- phone cameraImaging sensor in handhelds
- cameraImage capturing device
- checkoutPayment completion process
menu · link · code · pixel · square · digital · app · payment · contactless · restaurant · ticket · boarding pass · boarding · coupon · decode · reader · mobile · URL
- scans
- app featurestap, swipe, scroll, pinch, zoom
- inputtyping, keyboard input, data entry, clicking, touch input
- identificationfingerprint, ID, ID cards, photo ID, passports
- phone photographycamera phone, smartphone camera, selfie, photo, front camera
- verificationverification, validation, authentication, certification, proof
QR scankeyboard input
Typed data entry
typing · copy-paste · dictation · handwriting · form filling
QR scanverbal communication
Exchange through spoken language
handwritten note · business card · memorization · word of mouth
QR scancard swipe
Pulling card through reader
cash payment · paper ticket · handwritten note · fax · phone call