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\"barcode-616035_1280\"<\/a>In 1974 a pack of gum was purchased using the first ever barcode. Since then the use of barcodes has skyrocketed and has taken many forms of symbologies<\/a>. The symbology of a barcode includes the encoding of the message in the bars and spaces, including any start and stop markers plus the size of the quiet zone (a blemish free space around the code to help readers locate it) that is required to be before and after the barcode. There are a few different types of barcode symbologies from the linear Code 128 and Code 39 to the newer 2D QR Codes, Data Matrix, and Micro PDF.<\/p>\n

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What has the barcode done for this world? It’s made life easier. Its helped the retail industry keep check of the number of products they have in stock and a way to see what products sell at higher volumes. More importantly its helped consumers get in and out of stores quicker by dramatically improving the check out line. Imagine a world in which you would have to wait until the cashier looked up every single item you wanted to purchase? In that scenario the checkout lines would be ridiculous, luckily the barcode is here to save us from that nightmare.<\/p>\n

Retail is just one of the many industries that barcodes has helped improve; another is the healthcare industry which has greatly benefited from the barcode. In the healthcare industry you’ll find barcodes on patient samples and the wristbands<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0patients wear. There’s systems in place that would automatically generate a new barcode every time a patient has their blood drawn, making it so that the blood sample can be tracked from the hospital floor to the laboratory for testing. Human error of course is still possible, but with the use of barcodes those errors have been greatly minimized.<\/p>\n

To learn more about barcodes visit our FAQ<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0or read more about the rise and use of “The Ubiquitous Barcode<\/a>”<\/p>\n

For any questions or a quote on\u00c2\u00a0barcode software<\/a> or barcode labels<\/a> please\u00c2\u00a0contact us<\/strong><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0at Barcodes, Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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