noun
: a code consisting of a group of printed and variously patterned bars and spaces and sometimes numerals that is designed to be scanned and read into computer memory and that contains information (as identification) about the object it labels — see universal product code herein
• bar-coded ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
• bar coding noun