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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. | ||
===Most important for [[Consumerium]] are:=== | |||
*[[EAN-13]] | |||
*[[EAN-8]] | |||
*[[UPC]] | |||
*[[JAN]] (?) | |||
[[EAN]] and [[UPC]] are compatible in [[GTIN]] namespace | |||
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===Other=== | |||
the Code 128 barcode system | the [[Code 128]] barcode system | ||
*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:=== | |||
* [[GEPIR]] | |||
* [[Interesting projects|GNU Barcode]] generates many formats. Available under [[GPL]]. Available as [[Debian]] package. | |||
* [[Baracoda Pencil]] - [[Bluetooth]] [[Scanner]] pen | |||
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. | |||