"EAN" meaning in English

See EAN in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} EAN
  1. Initialism of European Article Numbering: a barcode symbology whose main variant, EAN-13, encodes thirteen digits, differing from UPC-A in that three of the digits in the left half are reversed so as to encode an additional digit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: European Article Numbering (extra: a barcode symbology whose main variant, EAN-13, encodes thirteen digits, differing from UPC-A in that three of the digits in the left half are reversed so as to encode an additional digit) Related terms: GTIN, UPC, barcode
    Sense id: en-EAN-en-name-5MHuvswl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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