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Chapter 5  GlossaryASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A 7 bit code 
representing 128 letters, numerals, punctuation marks, and control 
characters. It is a standard data transmission code in the U.S.
BIT - Binary digit. One bit is the basic unit of binary information. Generally, 
eight consecutive bits compose one byte of data. The pattern of 0 and 1 values 
within the byte determines its meaning.
BOOKLAND EAN - A specially-formatted European Article Numbering 
symbol with 13 characters (EAN-13), the first 3 of which are “978”.
BYTE - On an addressable boundary, eight adjacent binary digits (0 and 1) 
combined in a pattern to represent a specific character or numeric value. Bits 
are numbered from the right, 0 through 7, with bit 0 the low-order bit. One byte 
in memory can be used to store one ASCII character.
CDRH - Center for Devices and Radiological Health. A federal agency 
responsible for regulating laser product safety. This agency specifies various 
laser operation classes based on power output during operation.
CHECK DIGIT - A digit used to verify a correct symbol decode. The scanner 
inserts the decoded data into an arithmetic formula and checks that the 
resulting number matches the encoded check digit. Check digits are required 
for UPC but are optional for other symbologies. Using check  digits decreases 
the chance of substitution errors when a symbol is decoded.
CODABAR - A discrete self-checking code with a character set consisting of 
digits 0 to 9 and six additional characters: (- $ : / , +).
CODE 128 - A high density symbology which allows the controller to encode 
all 128 ASCII characters without adding extra symbol elements.
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