- Quick Response code
- A type of matrix barcode
- First designed in 1994 for the automotive industry in Japan.
- Machine-readable optical label that contains information
- often contain data for a locator, identifier, or tracker that points to a website or application.
- Became popular outside the automotive industry due to its fast readability and greater storage capacity compared to standard UPC barcodes.
- Consists of black squares arranged in a square grid on a white background, which can be read by an imaging device such as a camera.