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Barcodes were invented to solve a problem. That is why they exist. Market research by Kroger led to the first retail scanning of a barcode in 1974. From there, every evolutionary step in barcode [...]

Decodability is one of the graded ISO parameters that determine barcode quality. Why test and grade a barcode for quality? This is done to predict with reasonable accuracy that the barcode scans [...]

Recently we sprinted through the history about how barcode types have developed by solving problems. Today there are dozens of different types of barcodes.  Special capabilities of each barcode [...]