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  • ISO/IEC 16388:2007

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    Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques — Code 39 bar code symbology specification

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    Superseded date:  11-05-2023

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  09-05-2007

    Publisher:  International Organization for Standardization

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    The technology of bar coding is based on the recognition of patterns encoded in bars and spaces of defined dimensions. There are numerous methods of encoding information in bar code form, known as symbologies. Code 39 is one such symbology. The rules defining the translation of characters into bar and space patterns and other essential features are known as the symbology specification.

    In the past, symbology specifications were developed and published by a number of organizations, resulting in certain instances in conflicting requirements for certain symbologies.

    Manufacturers of bar code equipment and users of bar code technology require publicly available standard symbology specifications to which they can refer when developing equipment and application standards.

    ISO/IEC 16388:2007 specifies the requirements for the bar code symbology known as Code 39; it specifies Code 39 symbology characteristics, data character encodation, dimensions, tolerances, decoding algorithms and parameters to be defined by applications. It specifies the Symbology Identifier prefix strings for Code 39 symbols.

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    Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 31
    Development Note Supersedes AIM BC 1. (02/2013)
    Document Type Standard
    Product Note THIS STANDARD ALSO REFERS TO ISO 7064
    Publisher International Organization for Standardization
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
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