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Universal Product Code
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Universal Product Code: see bar code bar code, computer coding system that uses a printed pattern of lines or bars to identify products, mail and packages, customer accounts, and the like. Bar codes are read by optically scanning the printed pattern and using a computer program to decode the pattern.
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Universal Product Code (UPC)

Standard bar code used to identify grocery and other retail merchandise. In the UPC system, the five digits on the left are assigned to a particular manufacturer or maker and the five digits on the right are used by that manufacturer to identify a specific type or make of product.


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The so-called universal product codes are so crucial for checkout speed and accuracy that big operators like K mart commonly refuse to carry uncoded products.
Users can add Industry Standard Recording Codes (ISRC), Universal Product Codes (UPC) or Media Catalog Numbers (MCN).
IMPACT Encore software simplifies the task of order taking via customer stock codes, Universal Product codes or IMPACT Encore stock codes.
 
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