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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a bar code" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to the machine-readable representation of data, typically used for tracking products or inventory.
Example: "The product is labeled with a bar code that can be scanned at the checkout."
Alternatives: "a barcode" or "a product code".
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Each customer has a bar code.
STEP 3 Download a bar code scanner app.
"So they might as well have a bar code".
"Maple syrup doesn't have a bar code," Lieutenant Lapointe said.
One woman was even tattooed with a bar code.
Like Goggles, the free app features a bar code scanner.
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"People think it's a bar-code reader".
But the average consumer did not own a bar-code reader — until now.
"Only this year are they attempting to introduce a bar-code system," he said.
(A bar-code describes only a class of objects, such as cans of Coke).
To catalog the films, Mr. Schember used a bar-code scanner and a program called ReaderwareVW.
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