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Glossary
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AIM: Acronym for Automatic Identification
Manufacturers.
alphanumeric: The character set containing letters,
numbers, punctuation marks, and symbols.
ASCII: American Standard Code for Information
Interchange. It is a seven-bit code with an optional parity
bit used to represent alphanumerics, punctuation marks,
and control codes.
bar: The dark element of a printed symbol.
bar code: The parallel bars and spaces found in a bar
code symbol.
bar code density: The number of characters which can be
represented in a linear inch.
bar code label: A label that carries a bar code and is
suitable to be affixed to an article.
bar code symbol: A group of parallel bars that represent
a character or group of characters whose spacing is
determined by a specific set of rules. In most cases,
human readable characters are printed below the bars.
bar length: The bar dimension perpendicular to the
bar width.
bar width: The thickness of a bar measured from the
edge closest to the symbol's start character to the trailing
edge of the same bar.
character: A single group of bars and spaces representing
an individual number, letter or punctuation mark. A
graphic shape representing a letter, number or symbol.
check digit: A digit included within a symbol whose
value is based mathematically on other characters
included in the symbol. It is used to mathematically
check the accuracy of a symbol.
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