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

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

"So, people who sit on the bench and are thinking about suicide can link into this QR code and see this wonderful person's life."

From BBC