barcoding
Product stripe marking
Barcoding is the process of labeling items with barcodes—those patterns of parallel lines or squares that encode information for optical scanning.
In retail, barcoding enables automated inventory tracking and checkout.
In biology, DNA barcoding identifies species by analyzing short genetic sequences: The researchers used barcoding to catalog insect diversity in the rainforest.
Device that reads data
- readerOne who peruses text
- laserConcentrated light device
- handheldDesigned for palm use
- beepShort electronic tone
decode · swipe · optical · infrared · alignment · UPC · symbology · checksum
Goods being transported
- parcelWrapped item for shipping
- freightGoods being transported
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- waybillCarrier's shipment instruction sheet
manifest · consignment · traceability · delivery · cargo · dispatch · courier · serialization
Payment completion process
- cashierTill operator
- supermarketSelf-service food retailer
- SKURetail product identifier
- shelfHorizontal storage surface
POS · label · grocery · merchandise · pricing · self-checkout · coupon · receipt
Hereditary code molecule
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- specimenIndividual for examination
sequencing · genotyping · phylogenetics · biodiversity · herbarium · taxonomic · voucher · biobank
Bulk goods storage building
- stockGoods kept for sale
- stocktakingCounting stored merchandise
- auditFormal accounts examination
- replenishmentRestoring depleted supply
Therapeutic substance for illness
- pharmacyMedicinal dispensary
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- clinicalEmotionally detached, medically precise
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
scanner
Device that reads data
beep · decode · swipe · optical · infrared · alignment · UPC · symbology · checksum · 2D
shipment
Goods being transported
- parcelWrapped item for shipping
- freightGoods being transported
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
waybill · manifest · consignment · traceability · delivery · cargo · dispatch · courier · serialization · provenance
checkout
Payment completion process
- cashierTill operator
- supermarketSelf-service food retailer
- SKURetail product identifier
shelf · POS · label · grocery · merchandise · pricing · self-checkout · coupon · receipt · anti-theft
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
specimen · sequencing · genotyping · phylogenetics · biodiversity · herbarium · taxonomic · voucher · biobank
warehouse
Bulk goods storage building
- stockGoods kept for sale
- stocktakingCounting stored merchandise
- auditFormal accounts examination
replenishment · SKU · receiving · picking · packing · reorder · shrinkage
medication
Therapeutic substance for illness
- pharmacyMedicinal dispensary
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- clinicalEmotionally detached, medically precise
hospital · HIPAA · transfusion
- biolabelingradiolabeling, RFP, CFP, APEX
- logisticsshipping, delivery, warehouses, warehousing, shipment
- supply chainsupply, supplier, delivering, suppliers, vendor
- lab workblood test, blood draw, urinalysis, centrifugation, pipetting
- library workcataloging, shelving, circulation, circulation desk, lending
- retail taskscashiering, restocking, stocking, shelving, pricing
barcodingvisual inspection
Examination by sight alone
handwriting · unmarked · unlabeled · untracked · untagged