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11 Glossary
Bar
The dark element in a printed barcode.
Space
The lighter element of a barcode formed by the background between bars.
Barcode density
The thickness of the narrowest element in the barcode (e.g. 5mil, 10mil, etc).
Resolution
The narrowest element dimension which can be distinguished by a particular
reading device or printed with a particular device or method.
Decode zone
An area within an engine’s field of view.
MIL
1 mil = 1 thousandth of an inch, i.e. 0.0254mm.
Byte
1 byte = 8 bits
Bit
1 byte = 8 bits
