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Bar
Codes Tab
Table -9
Bar Codes Description
Barcode Symbology
Description
UPC
Universal Product Code. The standard bar code type for retail products in the
United States
UPC + 2
Universal product code seen on almost all retail products in the USA and
Canada
UPC + 5
Universal product code seen on almost all retail products in the USA and
Canada
EAN
European Article Numbering system. The international standard bar code for
identifying packages, shipping containers, parts practically anything
EAN + 2
Added for a total of 14 data digits
EAN + 5
Added for a total of 17 data digits
Code 39
General-purpose code in very wide use worldwide
Tri-Optic
Media Barcodes
Codabar
Older code often used in library systems, sometimes in blood ban
Industrial 2 of 5 / IATA
Older code not in common use
Interleaved 2 of 5
Compact numeric code, widely used in industry, air cargo, other applications
S-Code
This symbology encodes like Interleaved 2 of 5
but encodes the last data character as
Industrial 2 of 5. The number of data digits is
therefore always an odd number
Matrix 2 of 5
Used in miscellaneous industrial applications, and mechanical numbering
systems
Chinese Post
Used by China Postal Service for automated mail sorting
Korean Postal
Authority code is a fixed length numeric symbology with a mandatory check
digit
IATA
A variable length symbology with an optional check digit and non printable
start/stop characters
MSI / Plessey
MSI: Variation of the Plessey code commonly used in USA.
Plessey: Older code commonly used for retail shelf marking.
Telepen
A variable length symbology with an optional check digit and non printable
start/stop characters
UK / Plessey
A variable length symbology with a mandatory checksum and non printable
start/stop characters
Code128
A variable length symbology with a mandatory check digit and non printable
start/stop characters
Code 93
Compact code similar to Code 39.
Code 11
Used primarily for labeling telecommunications equipment.