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| There are about 120 different barcode standards in use today, about 20 of them are widely accepted and supported, and the rest are adopted by companies for internal tracking use. | | There are about 120 different barcode standards in use today, about 20 of them are widely accepted and supported, and the rest are adopted by companies for internal tracking use. |
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| == Relevant 1D barcodes ==
| | There are also committees that regulate barcode structure and label format, the first 5 ? 6 digits signify the registered manufacturer, shipper, or regulatory organization that associated to the product. |
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| * '''[[w:GS1-128]]''' is an application standard of the [[w:GS1]] [[w:implementation]] using the [[w:Code 128]] [[w:barcode]] [[w:specification]]. The former correct name was UCC/EAN-128. Other no longer used names have included UCC-128 and EAN-128. The GS1-128 standard was introduced in 1989 and uses a series of Application Identifiers to include additional data such as best before dates, batch numbers, quantities, weights and many other attributes needed by the user. (Wikipedia)
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| * [[UPC]]
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| * [[EAN]]
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| ** [[EAN-13]]
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| ** [[EAN-8]]
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| ** [[JAN]]
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| [[EAN]] and [[UPC]] are compatible in [[GTIN]] namespace
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| == 2D barcodes ==
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| in the 2010's [[mobile phone]]s capable of reading [[w:Barcode#Matrix (2D) barcodes|2D barcodes]] have become widespread and cheap to acquire.
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| * [[w:QR code]] that can be generated for each article with [[MediaWiki/extensions#QRCodeOnLoad|QRCodeOnLoad-extension]]
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| * [[w:Aztec code]] that is an [[ISO]] standard
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| * [[w:Semacode]] or as it's more commonly known [[w:Data matrix]] 2D barcode is in the public domain
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| * [[w:EZcode]] are potentially useful for reaching Consumium [[goals]],
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| ==Other==
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| the [[w:Code 128]] barcode system | |
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| *Widely accepted as a standard in barcodes (used by UPS, Wal-Mart and many others) | | *Widely accepted as a standard in barcodes (used by UPS, Wal-Mart and many others) |
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| *Barcodes can be generated by a third party application, or via Active X plug ins | | *Barcodes can be generated by a third party application, or via Active X plug ins |
| *Standard code 128 bar codes are not as long as those in standard code 39. | | *Standard code 128 bar codes are not as long as those in standard code 39. |
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| == See also: ==
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| * [[GEPIR]]
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| * '''[[Interesting projects|GNU Barcode]] generates many barcode formats.''' Available under [[GPL]]. Available as [[Debian]] package.
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| * [[Baracoda Pencil]] - [[Bluetooth]] [[Scanner]] pen
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| External links:
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| * [http://www.buyabarcode.com/ Buy a Barcode] sells single [[UPC]]-barcodes from their numberspace
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