why do barcodes have numbers?

why do barcodes have numbers?
and what do they stand for?

Best answer:

The barcode is the representation of those numbers. They don’t stand for anything.

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5 Comments for why do barcodes have numbers?

  • 1. SeanC  |  August 26th, 2007 at 9:45 am

    ever go to a store and the scanner just doesn’t seem to work?, then the cashier looks at the item and hits a bunch of numbers?…… thats why =)

  • 2. mercedes  |  August 26th, 2007 at 9:56 am

    The barcode is a binary representation of the numbers

  • 3. Jack  |  August 26th, 2007 at 10:00 am

    In case the scanner cant figure out the bars it can then read the numbers.

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  • 4. HaSiCiT Bust A Tie A1 TieBusters  |  August 26th, 2007 at 10:45 am

    it is a back up sytem in another format
    hope this helps

  • 5. mmarrero  |  August 26th, 2007 at 11:27 am

    Barcodes are machine readable “text”, designed to be fast to decode, cheap to implement, short, reliable, minimal effort required. They can include text, like the simple Code39.

    As a comparison, the large wacky numbers at the bottom of checks are also machine readable. I bet the equipment to read them is much more expensive and probably requires checks perfectly aligned so they can be read.

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