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A barcode or bar code is a method of representing data in a visual, machine-readable symbolic form. It was invented by Norman Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver and patented in the US in 1952. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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  • Lead section (entity-description)
    A barcode or bar code is a method of representing data in a visual, machine-readable symbolic form.
  • History section (invention)
    The barcode was invented by Norman Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver and patented in the US in 1952.
  • Invented By: Norman Joseph Woodland, Lead section (inventor attribution)
    The barcode was invented by Norman Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver and patented in the US in 1952.
  • Invented By: Bernard Silver, Lead section (inventor attribution, second citation)
    The barcode was invented by Norman Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver and patented in the US in 1952.
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