Quick Response code: a code consisting of a pattern of black and white squares which can be read by a mobile device, computer etc. QR codes are used to provide further information about something.
Synonyms and related words
The internet
access number
account name
address
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The concept of a QR code was created in 1994 by Japanese company Denso Wave, a subsidiary of the car manufacturer Toyota. The codes were created to track vehicles during the manufacturing process, and designed so that their contents could be decoded at very high speed, hence the choice of the words ‘Quick Response’.
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QR code
noun countable
US /kjuː ˈɑr ˌkəʊd/
Word Forms
singular
QR code
plural
QR codes
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Quick Response code: a code consisting of a pattern of black and white squares which can be read by a mobile device, computer, etc. QR codes are used to provide further information about something.
Synonyms and related words
The internet
access number
account name
address
Featured as a BuzzWord!
The concept of a QR code was created in 1994 by Japanese company Denso Wave, a subsidiary of the car manufacturer Toyota. The codes were created to track vehicles during the manufacturing process, and designed so that their contents could be decoded at very high speed, hence the choice of the words ‘Quick Response’.