UPC stands for universal product code. A UPC code contains data about an item (such as size or color). A UPC has a barcode and a number (typically 12 digits).

How to Read Numbers on UPC Barcodes. Barcode technology makes real-time data collection possible. Despite the multitude of barcodes in existence today, universal product codes remain among the ...

Universal product codes -- UPCs -- are the 12-digit numbers that appear under the barcodes on many U.S. products. They are given out by GS1 US, a nonprofit group that sets standards for ...

How to Send in UPC Labels for a Refund. The universal product code, or UPC, is a bar code that typically has 12 digits and is usually found on the back or bottom of perishable and non-perishable ...

While the barcode didn’t herald the end times, as conspiracy theorists once fretted, it did usher in a new age in global commerce.