| LC control no. | sh2012001140 |
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| Topical heading | QR codes |
| Variant(s) | Codes, QR Quick response codes |
| See also | Bar coding |
| Found in | Work cat.: 2012009039: Murphy, Joe. Location-aware services and QR codes for libraries, 2012. Wikipedia, March 19, 2012 (QR Code (abbreviated from Quick Response Code) is the trademark for a type of matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code) first designed for the automotive industry ... Although initially used to track parts in vehicle manufacturing, QR Codes are now (as of 2012) used over a much wider range of applications, including commercial tracking, entertainment and transport ticketing, product/loyalty marketing ... and in-store product labelling ... QR Codes storing addresses and Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) may appear in magazines, on signs, on buses, on business cards, or on almost any object about which users might need information. Users with a camera phone equipped with the correct reader application can scan the image of the QR Code to display text, contact information, connect to a wireless network, or open a web page in the telephone's browser) |
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