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Thursday, October 21, 2010
Between the Lines
Welcome to ‘Between the Lines’ where we will breakdown some of the words and acronyms that are unique to our industry.
Symbology: Representation or expression by means of a symbol. In bar coding symbology is a protocol for arranging the bars and spaces that make up a particular kind of bar code.
Different symbologies are used in different industries. Two easily recognizable symbologies are Code 39 used for UPC bar codes and PDF417 a 2D symbology often seen on driver’s licenses.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
This day in Bar Code History:
On October 7, 1952 Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver received the first patent for a bar code product. Their device was the size of a desk and included a 500 Watt incandescent light bulb. We’ve come a long way! Check out the patent here.
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