what does EAN, barcodes stands for?

barcode - what does EAN, barcode mean
@BART78 (2927)
Canada
June 8, 2010 4:52am CST
the one that you see in most product, EAN bar code, just curiosity, what EAN stands for?
1 response
Just an Ordinary Owl?
@owlwings (43907)
• Cambridge, England
8 Jun 10
It stands for European Article Number and it means that the number on the barcode is part of a huge database that any shop in Europe can use to identify an article by scanning the barcode. More about it here (if you want to know): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Article_Number
BART78
@BART78 (2927)
• Canada
8 Jun 10
hey! thanks, sure i'll check the link..have a nice day!
ambernoth
@ambernoth (1)
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20 Mar 13
Well, actually, there is a website which introduce the EAN barcode in a easier and simpler way. http://www.barcodeisland.com/symbolgy.phtml Barcode World www.barcodelib.com