Universal Product Code
bar code printed on product packages that can be scanned electronically (contains product name and price information), UPC
Universal Product Code
Universal Product Code
Noun
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
(synonym) bar code
(hypernym) code
Universal Product Code
the American system of computer-assisted product identification; the equivalent system in Australia is the Australian Product Number. See
Australian Product Number.
UPC
an encoded set of lines and spaces, standardised and used aaround the world, that can be scanned and interpreted into numbers to identify a product (see bar code).