Everyone knows what a barcode label looks like, but only a few know the true potential that a barcode label offers. Barcode labels are commonly seen on consumer products which are sold in a shop or store. But barcode labels can be used for many other purposes besides this traditional approach. In fact, barcodes can be used anywhere you need to store information and retrieve information.
Documentation
Barcodes can be affixed to many different types of documents. This can give the next user of the document information about when the document was last accessed and negates the need for the user to read the document in full. Its main help though is in document identification.
Ticketing systems
All tickets which are sold for events now contain a barcode. This barcode can contain important information about the validity of the ticket and can increase the speed at which the ticket is checked.
ID cards
Scanning technology has now made entering restricted areas easy. ID cards can feature a barcode, which when scanned allows a person access to a restricted area.
Pricing
The most popular use of barcode labels is in the pricing of products. If a product contains a barcode label it can be scanned easily. This removes the individual pricing of products and makes inventory control much simpler.