Are the description and price of the item included in the barcode?

Modified on Fri, 30 Aug at 1:47 PM

Generally no. The barcode represents the number that simply identifies the item uniquely. All the information about a product is held in a computer database. By scanning the barcode, this information (including the description and price) may be retrieved from the database.

The only exception is the specialist numbering system devised for Retail Variable Measure Trade Items and money-off coupon numbers that include the price of the item or value of the coupon.

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