QR code

[ kyoo-ahr-kohd ]

/ ˈkyuˈɑr ˌkoʊd /

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Trademark.

the brand name for a matrix barcode that is read by photographing it with the camera of a smartphone or other mobile device that is equipped with a 2D barcode reader: Scan the QR code in our print ads to link to special offers on our website.

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Origin of QR code

First recorded in 1990–95; abbreviation of quick-response code

Words nearby QR code

qq., qq. hor., qq. v., QR, Q-ratio, QR code, QRP, QRS complex, q.s., Q-ship, QSM

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How to use QR code in a sentence

Based on a true storyâ€? is film code for â€œthis may or may not have happened, but almost certainly not in this way.
Wrestler Mark Schultz Hates the â€˜Sickening and Insulting Liesâ€™ of â€˜Foxcatcherâ€™|Rich Goldstein|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Brazil people color code their underwear according to their needs.
New Yearâ€™s Eve, Babylon Style|Candida Moss|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These addresses were used by whoever carried out the attack to control the malware and can be found in the malware code itself.
No, North Korea Didnâ€™t Hack Sony|Marc Rogers|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The source code for the original â€œShamoonâ€? malware is widely known to have leaked.
No, North Korea Didnâ€™t Hack Sony|Marc Rogers|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Enforcement of U.S Code, Title VII, Chapter 25A â€œExport Standards for Grapes and Plumsâ€? remains fully funded, thank goodness.
Congressâ€™ Gift That Keeps on Giving|P. J. Oâ€™Rourke|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is no part of the present essay to attempt to detail the particulars of a code of social legislation.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
The minimum wage law ought to form, in one fashion or another, a part of the code of every community.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
Plato, dissatisfied with the laws of his country, wrote out a code of morals and laws which he thought much better.
Gospel Philosophy|J. H. Ward
The objectors consider it to be a most selfish doctrine without any warrant in the civilised code of morality.
Third class in Indian railways|Mahatma Gandhi
Why is a cankered tie indissoluble, notwithstanding the great maxim adopted by the code, Quicquid ligatur dissolubile est?
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

British Dictionary definitions for QR code

QR Code

noun

trademark a type of bar code that can be read both horizontally and vertically, allowing large amounts of information to be encoded in it

Word Origin for QR Code

C20: Q (uick) R (esponse)

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