a device that uses a laser or
Device that uses a laser beam or light source to read a pattern of bars of various widths and spacing printed on paper or similar material (barcode).
Any device, portable or fixed, that can convert barcode images into data.
An electronic device to read barcodes that electro-optically converts bars and spaces into electrical signals and normally decodes the pattern into the original encoded data.
An electronic device used to read barcodes. May be and individual unit for stock processing or attached to POS systems for sales recording.