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18:08 Feb 13, 2009 |
French to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Manufacturing / packaging/barcode specifications | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Craig Macdonald United States Local time: 18:43 | ||||||
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4 | Global Location Number |
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4 | location-function |
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3 | location function |
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wikipedia article: organization names have changed |
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Global Location Number Explanation: Or GLN Reference: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_lieu-fonction |
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location-function Explanation: this sounds too simple, but it seems to be true,if you look at the reference document, which describes a 13-digit code that has a field to encode location)geograpical) and function (usually departmental, like purchasing, or accounting). Reference: http://barcodes.gs1us.org/dnn_bcec/Documents/tabid/136/DMXMo... |
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location function Explanation: I see a number of references to a bar code "location function" on the web. This is a typical one: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5288976.html -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2009-02-13 20:56:47 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- It seems to be a standard that designates the location of data in the barcode. Here is the French:http://www.alaide.com/dico.php?q=EAN 13 and here is the English:http://www.idautomation.com/code128faq.html#About_Code_128 |
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Reference: wikipedia article: organization names have changed Reference information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EAN-UCC |
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