scanner gun

Handheld inventory device

A scanner gun is a handheld barcode reader shaped like a pistol, used in retail, warehouses, and inventory management.

The gun shape allows workers to point and shoot at barcodes quickly: She scanned each item with the scanner gun before packing it.

Also called a barcode scanner or scan gun.

Related

retail · inventory · inventory count · handheld · register · point of sale · warehouse · POS · red light · cashier · store clerk · UPC · tracking · reader · trigger · holster · wireless · stock

Categories
Opposites
data capture method

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Basic tools for correspondence

keyboard input · typing · typewriter · clipboard · ledger book

input direction

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Machine producing adhesive tags

receipt printer · barcode printer · thermal printer · cash register · monitor

Family

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