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'''QR codes''' (Quick Response) are a type of 2-dimensional bar code which is currently very popular. Originally designed for industrial use in tracking items as they move around a warehouse or factory, they are currently mainly used to provide hyperlinks in ads, articles, and signs which somebody with an appropriate reader (such as apps for a smartphone) can use to retrieve what is generally a URL linking into the Web, though other kinds of content can also be stored.
 
'''QR codes''' (Quick Response) are a type of 2-dimensional bar code which is currently very popular. Originally designed for industrial use in tracking items as they move around a warehouse or factory, they are currently mainly used to provide hyperlinks in ads, articles, and signs which somebody with an appropriate reader (such as apps for a smartphone) can use to retrieve what is generally a URL linking into the Web, though other kinds of content can also be stored.
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== Software ==
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* [http://code.google.com/p/zxing/ zxing (Zebra Crossing)] (barcode library for Java, ported to some other systems)
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== Utilities ==
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* [http://qrcode.kaywa.com/ QR code generator]
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
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* [http://www.qrcode.com/en/ Official QR site]
 
* [http://www.qrcode.com/en/ Official QR site]
 
* [http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Reed%E2%80%93Solomon_codes_for_coders Reed Solomon Codes for Coders] - Wikiversity tutorial
 
* [http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Reed%E2%80%93Solomon_codes_for_coders Reed Solomon Codes for Coders] - Wikiversity tutorial
* [http://qrcode.kaywa.com/ QR code generator]
 

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QR codes (Quick Response) are a type of 2-dimensional bar code which is currently very popular. Originally designed for industrial use in tracking items as they move around a warehouse or factory, they are currently mainly used to provide hyperlinks in ads, articles, and signs which somebody with an appropriate reader (such as apps for a smartphone) can use to retrieve what is generally a URL linking into the Web, though other kinds of content can also be stored.

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