Korean word

바코드

Pronunciation

Romanizationpakodeu

Meaning

  • nounbarcode

Example

계산대에서 바코드를 스캔했어요.kye san dae e seo pa ko deu reul seu kaen hae sseo yo

I scanned the barcode at the checkout.

Illustration for 바코드 (barcode)

More examples

물건에 바코드가 붙어 있어서 가격을 바로 확인할 수 있었어요.mul geo ne pa ko deu ga pu teo i sseo seo ka gyeo geul pa ro hwa gin hal ssu i sseo sseo yo

The item had a barcode on it, so I could check the price right away.

Core concept

A machine-readable striped code attached to an item or document to identify it or retrieve its information.

Common phrases

  • 바코드가 붙다pa ko deu ga put tta

    have a barcode attached

  • 바코드를 스캔해 결제하다pa ko deu reul seu kaen hae kyeol je ha da

    scan the barcode to pay

Similar words

QR코드QRkodeu: A square pattern that a phone camera scans to open linked information quickly.

Definition in Korean

상품뿐 아니라 티켓이나 출입증 등에 붙여 기계로 정보를 읽게 하는 줄무늬 형식의 코드.sang pum ppun a ni ra ti ke si na chu rip jjeung teung e pu chyeo ki gye ro cheong bo reul il kke ha neun chul mu ni hyeong si gui ko deu

Word origin

The word comes from the English compound barcode, combining bar for a strip with code for a system of stored information.

Usage tips

  • In everyday checkout English, scan pairs naturally with barcode, so scan the barcode is more idiomatic than read the barcode.

Opposites

  • 수기 입력sugi imnyeokmanual inputnoun

Related words

  • 바코드 번호pakodeu peonhobarcode numbernoun
  • 바코드 라벨pakodeu rabelbarcode labelnoun

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