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Universal Product Code

Universal Product Code Universal Product Code ➔ code

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Universal Product Code UK US noun [C] (ABBREVIATION UPC) PRODUCTION

► a small rectangular pattern of thick and thin black lines printed on a product, or on its container, so that the details of the product can be read by and recorded on a computer system: »More than a million companies worldwide use the familiar Universal Product Code symbols to identify consumer products.

→ See also BAR CODE(Cf. ↑bar code)

Financial and business terms. 2012.