QR code

[ kyoo-ahr kohd ]

Trademark.

1. 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.

QR Code

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of QR code¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of QR code¹

C20: Q ( uick ) R ( esponse )

Example Sentences

All visitors over the age of 14 will have to pay the charge on their phones and download a QR code to show inspectors, who will check people at random in common arrival areas, like the train station.

From BBC

The bright yellow, black and white mural includes a QR code that allows people with smartphones to project an image of a star honoring P-22 over a blank Walk of Fame star in front of the building.

From Los Angeles Times

These come with a QR code that can be used on ticket barrier scanners.

From BBC

CBS, which has the oldest primetime audience among broadcasters with a median age of 67.8, directed viewers to a QR code which, when scanned, would take them to the network’s fact-checking site.

From Salon

Moderators will not correct the candidates’ misstatements, but the New York Times reported that CBS plans to display a QR code that will send viewers to CBS’ website, where the network’s journalists will be fact-checking in real time.

From Los Angeles Times