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Bar codes no longer need specialized equipment to read them. Your smartphone has many apps that can read bar codes. There are apps where you can learn about the many types of bar codes and even generate and print bar codes of your own.

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A bar code reader is an electronic piece of equipment used for reading or scanning a barcode using a light. Many smart phones have downloadable free applications that can scan bar codes.

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Is bar code reader input or output?

Input - the reader is reading the bar code and putting the information into the computer


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Shopping bar code reader?

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Advantages of bar-code reader?

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What is a bar code reader used for?

The bar code reader is used to read printed bar codes. It allows an attached computer to identify a product or item on which a bar code it printed and, most importantly, price that item to automate and speed checkout in a store or market.


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