nonscannable
Resists optical reading
Not able to be scanned.
A nonscannable barcode might be damaged, smudged, or poorly printed.
Nonscannable documents resist optical character recognition.
The term appears in retail, shipping, and digital archiving contexts: The cashier had to enter the price manually because the label was nonscannable.
Cannot be deciphered
- corruptedMade impure or dishonest
- blurryIndistinct, lacking definition
- low-resolutionPoor image clarity
- damagedMade worse by injury
faded · smudged · pixelated · illegible · OCR · recognition · error · format
Encoded product stripes
- QR codeTwo-dimensional scannable data pattern
- RFIDWireless identification via electromagnetic fields
- checkpointInspection station on route
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
anti-theft · counterfeit · fraud · verification · authentication · document · passport · ID
Producing visual representations
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- X-rayPenetrating diagnostic beam
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- opacityImpermeability to light
artifact · obstruction · dense · unclear · radiology · diagnostic · undetectable · invisible
Payment completion process
- self-serviceCustomer performs the task
- registerRecord officially; vocal range
- POSRetail or grammar term
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
merchandise · packaging · crumpled · torn · wrinkled · misaligned · defective · sticker
unreadable
Cannot be deciphered
- corruptedMade impure or dishonest
- blurryIndistinct, lacking definition
- low-resolutionPoor image clarity
damaged · faded · smudged · pixelated · illegible · OCR · recognition · error · format · incompatible
barcode
Encoded product stripes
- QR codeTwo-dimensional scannable data pattern
- RFIDWireless identification via electromagnetic fields
- checkpointInspection station on route
shoplifting · anti-theft · counterfeit · fraud · verification · authentication · document · passport · ID · watermark
imaging
Producing visual representations
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- X-rayPenetrating diagnostic beam
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
opacity · artifact · obstruction · dense · unclear · radiology · diagnostic · undetectable · invisible · contrast
checkout
Payment completion process
- self-serviceCustomer performs the task
- registerRecord officially; vocal range
- POSRetail or grammar term
inventory · merchandise · packaging · crumpled · torn · wrinkled · misaligned · defective · sticker · label