Knowra Universal Product Code Universal Product Code The Universal Product Code (UPC) is a standardized barcode and product-identification system used primarily on retail goods in the United States and Canada. Its machine-readable symbols encode numbers that identify products and their packaging.
UPC-A : A UPC format with 12 digits, commonly printed on retail product packaging. Its bars and spaces encode the standard 12-digit UPC used on most North American goods.
Global Trade Item Number : A GS1 identification key used to identify trade items, including products sold at retail. UPC numbers are encoded as GTINs within the global GS1 identification system.
Point of sale : The place and systems through which a retail transaction is completed. At checkout, scanning a UPC retrieves a product record and supports transaction pricing.
European Article Number : A retail barcode format commonly called EAN-13, containing 13 digits and used internationally. EAN-13 is the closely related retail format used widely outside UPC’s North American heartland.
Norman Joseph Woodland : An American inventor who, with Bernard Silver, developed an early barcode concept. Woodland’s work helped establish the barcode idea later adapted for retail checkout.
UPC-E : A compressed UPC format that represents certain 12-digit UPC-A numbers in six digits. It lets small packages carry a UPC symbol where a full-size UPC-A would be difficult to print.
GS1 : An international organization that develops and maintains standards for identifying, capturing, and sharing supply-chain data. GS1 administers the identification standards underlying UPCs.
Retail inventory management : The processes and systems retailers use to track, replenish, and control stock. UPC scans record sales and stock movements against identifiable products.
International Standard Book Number : A unique identifier assigned to a specific edition of a published book. Books use ISBNs to identify editions, even when a barcode carries the number at checkout.
Bernard Silver : An American engineer who collaborated with Norman Joseph Woodland on an early barcode system. Silver’s collaboration with Woodland began the line of invention that led toward retail barcodes.
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