UPC
Scanned checkout identifier
UPC stands for Universal Product Code, the barcode system used to identify retail products.
The familiar pattern of vertical black lines encodes a twelve-digit number that scanners read at checkout: The cashier couldn't get the UPC to scan.
Nearly every packaged consumer good carries one.
Payment completion process
- supermarketSelf-service food retailer
- groceryFood retail shop
- shelfHorizontal storage surface
- price tagDisplayed cost marker
label · packaging · cashier · register · point-of-sale · aisle · merchandise · consumer
Device that reads data
- laserConcentrated light device
- readerOne who peruses text
- beepShort electronic tone
- self-checkoutCustomer-operated payment kiosk
conveyor · data capture · handheld · wand · infrared · read error · misread · technology
Retail product identifier
- item numberUnique product identifier
- serial numberUnique alphanumeric product identifier
- ISBNStandard publication number
- ASINE-commerce product identifier
catalog number · model number · part number · unique identifier · product key · standardization · universal · commercial
Goods kept for sale
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
- replenishmentRestoring depleted supply
- stocktakingCounting stored merchandise
catalog · supply chain · distribution · logistics · reorder · database · lookup · stock management
Parallel linear markings
- linesStrokes connecting two points
- digitsSingle-place numerals
- machine-readableProcessable by automated systems
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
scannable · black-and-white · vertical bars · number sequence · optical · encoded · printed · standardized
checkout
Payment completion process
- supermarketSelf-service food retailer
- groceryFood retail shop
- shelfHorizontal storage surface
price tag · label · packaging · cashier · register · point-of-sale · aisle · merchandise · consumer · purchase
scanner
Device that reads data
self-checkout · conveyor · data capture · handheld · wand · infrared · read error · misread · technology
SKU
Retail product identifier
- item numberUnique product identifier
- serial numberUnique alphanumeric product identifier
- ISBNStandard publication number
ASIN · catalog number · model number · part number · unique identifier · product key · standardization · universal · commercial
stock
Goods kept for sale
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
- replenishmentRestoring depleted supply
stocktaking · catalog · supply chain · distribution · logistics · reorder · database · lookup · stock management · traceability
stripes
Parallel linear markings
- linesStrokes connecting two points
- digitsSingle-place numerals
- machine-readableProcessable by automated systems
symbol · scannable · black-and-white · vertical bars · number sequence · optical · encoded · printed · standardized
- warehousingwarehouse, warehouses, fulfillment centers, fulfillment center, distribution centers
- checkoutcash register, register, checkout, cashier, checkout lane
- product infoname, brand, price, description, features
- product labelsingredient list, warning labels, safety labels, warning label, nutrition facts
- tags and labelslabel, tag, price tag, name tag, shipping label
- intellectual propertypatents, copyright, patent, trademark, trademarks