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  2. QR code - Wikipedia

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    The QR code system was invented in 1994, at the Denso Wave automotive products company, in Japan. [5] [6] [7] The initial alternating-square design presented by the team of researchers, headed by Masahiro Hara, was influenced by the black counters and the white counters played on a Go board; [8] the pattern of position detection was found and determined by applying the least-used ratio (1:1:3 ...

  3. Barcode reader - Wikipedia

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    A barcode reader or barcode scanner is an optical scanner that can read printed barcodes and send the data they contain to computer. [1] Like a flatbed scanner, it consists of a light source, a lens, and a light sensor for translating optical impulses into electrical signals. Additionally, nearly all barcode readers contain decoder circuitry ...

  4. High Capacity Color Barcode - Wikipedia

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    High Capacity Color Barcode. High Capacity Color Barcode ( HCCB) is a technology developed by Microsoft for encoding data in a 2D "barcode" using clusters of colored triangles instead of the square pixels conventionally associated with 2D barcodes or QR codes. [1] Data density is increased by using a palette of 4 or 8 colors for the triangles ...

  5. Barcode - Wikipedia

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    A barcode or bar code is a method of representing data in a visual, machine-readable form. Initially, barcodes represented data by varying the widths, spacings and sizes of parallel lines. These barcodes, now commonly referred to as linear or one-dimensional (1D), can be scanned by special optical scanners, called barcode readers, of which ...

  6. QR code payment - Wikipedia

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    A QR code payment is a mobile payment method where payment is performed by scanning a QR code from a mobile app. [1] This is an alternative to doing electronic funds transfer at point of sale using a payment terminal. [2] This avoids a lot of the infrastructure traditionally associated with electronic payments such as payment cards, payment ...

  7. Promotional recording - Wikipedia

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    A promotional recording, promo, or plug copyis an audio or video recording distributed free, usually in order to promote a recording that is or soon will be commercially available. Promos are normally sent directly to broadcasters, such as music radioand televisionstations, and to tastemakers, such as DJs, music journalists, and critics, in ...

  8. Magnetic ink character recognition - Wikipedia

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    Magnetic ink character recognition code, known in short as MICR code, is a character recognition technology used mainly by the banking industry to streamline the processing and clearance of cheques and other documents. MICR encoding, called the MICR line, is at the bottom of cheques and other vouchers and typically includes the document-type ...

  9. Boston's New Cat Cafe Is the 'Purrfect' Addition to Bean Town

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    What a wonderful spot to begin your day or enjoy a book in the afternoon. Chloe (@bostonbychloe) introduces us to A Sanctuary Cafe, a delightful addition to the Beacon Hill neighborhood in Boston ...