Automation
Electronic Devices and Systems
6. Appendix Glossary of Technical Code Verification Terms
German Designation English Designation Meaning
1D-Code Equivalent to the bar code.
Data encryption occurs
along an axis
2D-Code Data encryption occurs along 2 axes.
Stack codes and matrix codes
AIM Automatic Identification
Manufacturers
Industrial association of
manufacturers of Auto ID technology
Balken Bar The dark element of a bar code.
Binär-Bild Binary image Resolution of the determined
grayscale of a measurement image in
an image with 2 states, bright and
dark
Blende Aperture Limitation of radiation space in the
optical depiction. Usually designed as
a pinhole aperture
Code Code A specification for unique Allocation
of data of a User in characters of
optical identification
Codeart Symbology Specific coding within a certain code
structure, e.g. Data matrix in 2D
matrix code
Zeichen pro Zoll Characters Per Inch, CPI Specification for measurement of
code density
Dekoder Decoder Electronic assembly that interprets an
Input signal, e.g. from a Scanner
according to calculation instructions
and forwards it to a computer
DotCode (Punktcode) DotCode Independent code structure that falls
in the realm of 2D code. The
elements consist of dots that are
always printed separately.
Druckzuwachs Print Growth Increase or decrease of the bar
width, occurring as an effect of
reproduction in the printing process
EAN EAN European Article Numbering.
Internationally used article numbering
with unique specifications for
depiction in code, today GTIN
structure
ECC ECC Error Correcting Code Error correction calculation that is
used in 2D Codes.
Element Element Expression to describe a bar or a
gap. The width of the individual
elements can be indicated in module
X or in multiples of the X module.
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