optical bar-code reader
optical bar-code reader
[′äp·tə·kəl ′bär ‚kōd ‚rēd·ər] (computer science)
A device which uses any of various photoelectric methods to read information which has been coded by placing marks in prescribed boxes on documents with ink, pencil, or other means.
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