barcode label

Striped product identifier

A barcode label is a sticker or tag printed with a barcode—the pattern of lines or squares that encodes product information for scanning.

Found on retail items, shipping packages, and inventory, barcode labels allow quick identification and tracking: The cashier scanned the barcode label on each item.

Related

checkout · self checkout · point of sale · price · price tag · UPC · stripe · zebra stripes · product · scan · beep · retail · packaging · shelf · tracking · SKU · adhesive · thermal

Opposites
identification method

barcode labelprice negotiation

Discussing terms of payment

pricing/marking technology era

barcode labelbarter system

Cashless exchange method

Family

bar, code, label, bars, barred, barring, codes, coded, coding

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G