Glossary — Letter B

A method of automatic recognition which enables alphabet characters, numerals, marks, etc. to be input digitally into a computer, by converting them, under an algorithm, into a 1-dimensional black/white pattern (actually 2-D, since it has several widths).

In this case, binary digits.

One of the types of barcode.
Bar widths consist of 2 types: narrow bar and wide bar: CODE-39, CODABAR, 2 of 5 barcodes, etc. (See Multi-level)

Bar Width Reduction.