Wasp Bar Code WLS 8400 FZ Codeword, Concatenation, Continuous Code, Contrast, Data Identifier

Glossary GL-5

Code 93	An industrial symbology compatible with Code 39
	but offering a full character ASCII set and a higher
	coding density than Code 39.
Code Length	Number of data characters in a bar code between the
	start and stop characters, not including those
	characters.
Codeword	As a symbol character value, this is an intermediate
	level of coding between source data and the graphical
	encodation in the symbol.
Concatenation	The construction of a string of data from two or more
	strings by appending each string in succession. The
	linking or chaining together of separate items of data
	in a bar code symbol or of the data contained in two
	or more separate bar code symbols (also referred to as
	message append and structured append).
Continuous Code	A bar code or symbol in which all spaces within the
	symbol are parts of characters. There are no
	intercharacter gaps in a continuous code. The absence
	of gaps allows for greater information density.
Contrast	The difference in reflectance between the black and
	white (or bar and space) areas of a symbol.
Data Identifier	A specified character or string of characters that
	defines the intended use of the data element that
	follows. For the purposes of automatic data capture
	technologies, data identifier refers to the
	alphanumeric identifiers as defined in ANSI
	MH10.8.2, formerly known as ANSI/FACT data
	identifiers.