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Typically barcode are used by retailers to identify a specific product. To make sure no barcodes ever collide, barcode identification numbers are not randomly chosen but assigned by an organization responsible for their uniqueness (manufacturers are assigned a range of barcodes they can use for their products for a maintenance fee). Examples of this standardization are '''UPC''' ('''Universal Product Code''') or '''EAN''' ('''European Article Number'''). | Typically barcode are used by retailers to identify a specific product. To make sure no barcodes ever collide, barcode identification numbers are not randomly chosen but assigned by an organization responsible for their uniqueness (manufacturers are assigned a range of barcodes they can use for their products for a maintenance fee). Examples of this standardization are '''UPC''' ('''Universal Product Code''') or '''EAN''' ('''European Article Number'''). | ||
In your [[artwork]], barcodes have to be represented in [[vectors | vector]] and unless you order barcode-creation from us we are '''not''' responsible for checking | In your [[artwork]], barcodes have to be represented in [[vectors | vector]] and unless you order barcode-creation from us we are '''not''' responsible for checking their validity/readability. | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
Revision as of 18:23, 26 January 2011
Barcode is a representation of an identification number, easy-to-read by optical machine devices.
Typically barcode are used by retailers to identify a specific product. To make sure no barcodes ever collide, barcode identification numbers are not randomly chosen but assigned by an organization responsible for their uniqueness (manufacturers are assigned a range of barcodes they can use for their products for a maintenance fee). Examples of this standardization are UPC (Universal Product Code) or EAN (European Article Number).
In your artwork, barcodes have to be represented in vector and unless you order barcode-creation from us we are not responsible for checking their validity/readability.
See Also
- Wikipedia article on barcode: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcode
- Wikipedia article on UPC: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Product_Code
- Wikipedia article on EAN: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Article_Number