Barcode Technology and Applications

Author: Wei Yuanhua
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: In today's world, we have entered an information economy era, which is a high-tech society. The information economy has become a defining feature of this society, with various information technologies integrated into people's lives. Barcode technology is one of the most important aspects of this, being ubiquitous in daily life and bringing great convenience. Barcode technology emerged as a new technology with the development of computers and has been widely used in over 80 countries and regions worldwide. China is currently in a critical phase of development and promotion. This book introduces the origin and development of barcodes, hardware and software knowledge, encoding technology, symbol technology, automatic reading technology, printing technology, application technology development, industry applications, and prospects in simple language. This book can serve as a popular reading material for barcode knowledge and a reference book for higher education institutions. It can also be used as a technical reference for industrial enterprises, healthcare, library and information services, packaging and printing, commercial operations, government administration, and personnel engaged in EDI development and application.