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'''Bar codes''' are used for a lot of purposes from product coding and inventory control to providing electronically-readable tags giving supplemental information such as web links related to a place or thing.
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'''Bar codes''' are used for a lot of purposes from product coding and inventory control to providing electronically-readable tags giving supplemental information such as web links related to a place or thing. The name tends to be used generically to cover all sorts of printed tags that can be read by machines, even if some don't actually have bars in them; they may have dots, squares, triangles, or other shapes instead. Some are "one-dimensional", read linearly; others are "two-dimensional" with a matrix of shapes. Some make use of color to distinguish elements, but most are monochrome and can be printed in any arbitrary color (usually black). A bar code format is known as a "symbology".
  
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The 1979 comedy book ''The 80's: A Look Back'', giving a fake "future history" of the 1980s, had fake bar codes (in a square format) on every page, parodying a belief that this sort of thing (then being done in some computer magazines to provide scannable program code) would go mainstream. The book also had an article "Adieu, Print" about the demise of print publishing, which was a few decades ahead of its time.
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The 1979 comedy book ''[[Wikipedia:The 80s: A Look Back at the Tumultuous Decade 1980-1989|The 80s: A Look Back]]'', giving a fake "future history" of the 1980s, had fake bar codes (in a square format) on every page, parodying a belief that this sort of thing (proposed to be used in computer magazines to provide scannable program code) would go mainstream. The book also had an article "Adieu, Print" about the demise of print publishing, which was a few decades ahead of its time.
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== Linear (1-D) Bar Codes ==
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=== Point-of-purchase codes ===
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*[[EAN-2]]
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*[[EAN-5]]
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*[[EAN-8]]
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*[[EAN-13]] (used in place of UPC internationally and on books and medicines in the USA)
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*[[EAN-14]]
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*[[JAN]]
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*[[UPC-A]] (Universal Product Code)
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*[[UPC-E]] (compact variety of UPC)
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=== Postal codes ===
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*[[Australia Post standard customer barcode]]
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*[[CPC Binary]]
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*[[DAFT]]
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*[[Facing Identification Mark]]
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*[[Intelligent Mail barcode]]
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*[[Japanese postal barcode]]
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*[[KIX barcode]]
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*[[Korean Postal Authority Code]]
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*[[PLANET]]
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*[[PostBar]]
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*[[POSTNET]]
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*[[Royal Mail 4-State]] (RM4SCC)
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*[[Royal Mail Mailmark]]
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=== General linear codes ===
  
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*[[3-DI]]
 
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*[[ArrayTag]]
 
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*[[Aztec Code]]
 
 
*[[Codabar]]
 
*[[Codabar]]
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*[[Codablock]]
 
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*[[Code 1]]
 
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*[[Code 16K]]
 
 
*[[Code 11]]
 
*[[Code 11]]
 
*[[Code 25]]
 
*[[Code 25]]
 
*[[Code 39]]
 
*[[Code 39]]
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*[[Code 49]]
 
 
*[[Code 93]]
 
*[[Code 93]]
 
*[[Code 128]]
 
*[[Code 128]]
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*[[ColorCode]]
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*[[DPD Barcode]]
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*[[Color Construct Code]]
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*[[DUN-14]]
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*[[GS1-128]]
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*[[GS1 DataBar]]
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*[[HIBC]]
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*[[Interleaved 2 of 5]] (I 2/5)
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*[[MSI (bar code)|MSI]]
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*[[Pharmacode]]
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*[[Plessey]]
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*[[Telepen]]
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== Matrix (2-D) Bar Codes ==
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=== Stacked linear codes ===
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*[[Codablock F]]
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*[[Code 16K]]
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*[[Code 49]]
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*[[PDF417]]
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** [[MicroPDF417]]
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=== Square/Rectangular codes ===
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*[[Aztec Code]]
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*[[Code 1]] (1A through 1H)
 
*[[Compact Matrix Code]]
 
*[[Compact Matrix Code]]
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*[[CP Code]]
 
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*[[CPC Binary]]
 
 
*[[CyberCode]]
 
*[[CyberCode]]
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*[[d-touch]]
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*[[DataGlyph]]
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*[[DataGlyphs]]
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*[[Data Matrix]]
 
*[[Data Matrix]]
 
*[[Datastrip Code]]
 
*[[Datastrip Code]]
 
*[[Dot code (Olympus)]]
 
*[[Dot code (Olympus)]]
 
*[[Dot Code A]]
 
*[[Dot Code A]]
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*[[DUN 14]]
 
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*[[EAN 2]]
 
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*[[EAN 5]]
 
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*[[EAN-8]]
 
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*[[EAN-13]]
 
 
*[[EZcode]]
 
*[[EZcode]]
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*[[Facing Identification Mark]]
 
 
*[[Grid Matrix Code]]
 
*[[Grid Matrix Code]]
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*[[GS1-128]]
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*[[Han Xin Code]]
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*[[GS1 DataBar]]
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*[[HD Barcode]]
 
*[[HD Barcode]]
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*[[HIBC]]
 
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*[[High Capacity Color Barcode]]
 
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*[[HueCode]]
 
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*[[INTACTA.CODE]]
 
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*[[Intelligent Mail barcode]]
 
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*[[InterCode]]
 
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*[[ITF-14]]
 
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*[[JAN]]
 
 
*[[JAGTAG]]
 
*[[JAGTAG]]
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*[[Latent image barcode]]
 
 
*[[MaxiCode]]
 
*[[MaxiCode]]
 
*[[mCode]]
 
*[[mCode]]
 
*[[MiniCode]]
 
*[[MiniCode]]
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*[[MMCC]]
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*[[QR code]] (Quick Response, used in marketing)
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*[[MSI]]
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*[[Optar]]
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*[[PaperDisk]]
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*[[PDF417]]
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* [[MicroPDF417]]
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*[[PDMark]]
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*[[Pharmacode]]
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*[[Plessey]]
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*[[PLANET]]
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*[[PostBar]]
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*[[POSTNET]]
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*[[QuickMark Code]]
 
*[[QuickMark Code]]
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*[[QR codes]] (Quick Response, used in marketing)
 
 
*[[Secure Seal]]
 
*[[Secure Seal]]
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*[[SmartCode]]
 
 
*[[Snowflake Code]]
 
*[[Snowflake Code]]
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*[[ShotCode]]
 
 
*[[SPARQCode]]
 
*[[SPARQCode]]
 
*[[SuperCode]]
 
*[[SuperCode]]
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*[[RM4SCC]]
 
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*[[Telepen]]
 
 
*[[Trillcode]]
 
*[[Trillcode]]
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*[[UltraCode]]
 
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*[[UnisCode]]
 
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*[[UPC]] (Universal Product Code)
 
 
*[[VeriCode]]
 
*[[VeriCode]]
 
*[[WaterCode]]
 
*[[WaterCode]]
  
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== References ==
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=== Circular codes ===
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*[[3-DI]]
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*[[ShotCode]]
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=== Other shapes ===
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*[[ArrayTag]]
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=== Multicolor codes ===
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*[[Blots]]
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*[[ColorCode]]
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*[[Color Construct Code]]
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*[[High Capacity Color Barcode]]
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*[[HiQ]]
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*[[HueCode]]
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*[[JAB Code]] (JABCode)
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*[[MMCC]]
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*[[Paper Memory PMCode]]
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*[[UltraCode]]
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*[[UnisCode]]
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=== Large-scale data storage codes ===
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*[[3D Fax]]
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*[[Barroco Code]]
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*[[Cauzin Softstrip]]
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*[[ColorSafe]]
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*[[Databar OSCAR]]
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*[[Fontech Fax-O-File]] / [[AT&T Surity]]
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*[[INTACTA.CODE]]
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*[[Olly PaperBack]]
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*[[Optar]]
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*[[PaperByte]]
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*[[PaperDisk]]
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*[[PDMark]]
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* There are several programs that save data to paper by spreading it across multiple [[QR code]]s
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== Other/Misc./Unknown ==
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*[[CP Code]]
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*[[d-touch]]
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*[[Flattermarken]]
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*[[Keurig 2.0]]
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*[[InterCode]]
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*[[Latent image barcode]]
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*[[SmartCode]]
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== Links and references ==
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcode Barcode (Wikipedia)]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcode Barcode (Wikipedia)]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Monmouthpedia Monmouthpedia], a Wikipedia project to put QR-coded signs all over the town of Monmouth, Wales linking to appropriate Wikipedia articles about local things
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Monmouthpedia Monmouthpedia], a Wikipedia project to put QR-coded signs all over the town of Monmouth, Wales linking to appropriate Wikipedia articles about local things
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* [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/13/business/n-joseph-woodland-inventor-of-the-bar-code-dies-at-91.html?_r=0 Obituary of inventor of bar code]
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* [http://www.scandit.com/2011/11/04/types-of-barcodes-choosing-the-right-barcode-type-ean-upc-code128-itf-14-or-code39/ Choosing the right barcode]
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* [http://mamedev.emulab.it/etabeta/?p=404 Barcode scanning in emulated video games]
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* [http://www.av1611.org/666/barcode.html Barcodes and the Mark of the Beast] (yes, of course there's a conspiracy theory about barcodes!)

Latest revision as of 23:40, 23 May 2024

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Name Bar codes
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Bar codes are used for a lot of purposes from product coding and inventory control to providing electronically-readable tags giving supplemental information such as web links related to a place or thing. The name tends to be used generically to cover all sorts of printed tags that can be read by machines, even if some don't actually have bars in them; they may have dots, squares, triangles, or other shapes instead. Some are "one-dimensional", read linearly; others are "two-dimensional" with a matrix of shapes. Some make use of color to distinguish elements, but most are monochrome and can be printed in any arbitrary color (usually black). A bar code format is known as a "symbology".

The 1979 comedy book The 80s: A Look Back, giving a fake "future history" of the 1980s, had fake bar codes (in a square format) on every page, parodying a belief that this sort of thing (proposed to be used in computer magazines to provide scannable program code) would go mainstream. The book also had an article "Adieu, Print" about the demise of print publishing, which was a few decades ahead of its time.

Contents

[edit] Linear (1-D) Bar Codes

[edit] Point-of-purchase codes

[edit] Postal codes

[edit] General linear codes

[edit] Matrix (2-D) Bar Codes

[edit] Stacked linear codes

[edit] Square/Rectangular codes

[edit] Circular codes

[edit] Other shapes

[edit] Multicolor codes

[edit] Large-scale data storage codes

[edit] Other/Misc./Unknown

[edit] Links and references

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