UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Universal Product Code mean? 

• UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE (noun)
  The noun UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE has 1 sense:

1. code consisting of a series of vertical bars of variable width that are scanned by a laser; printed on consumer product packages to identify the item for a computer that provides the price and registers inventory information

  Familiarity information: UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Code consisting of a series of vertical bars of variable width that are scanned by a laser; printed on consumer product packages to identify the item for a computer that provides the price and registers inventory information

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

bar code; Universal Product Code

Hypernyms ("Universal Product Code" is a kind of...):

code (a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy)