Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

qr code

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: qr -code
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of two-dimensional barcode, typically used to link to a website.

Example Sentences

"TransPennine Express has removed all QR codes from its 71 car parks after scammers covered up a genuine code sticker with a false one and stole £13,000 from a woman's bank account."
"New insights into bee movements and life cycles have been uncovered after researchers tracked the insects using tiny QR codes glued onto their backs. […] The team, made up of entomologists and electrical engineers, attached AprilTags, a kind of QR code that is smaller than the nail on your little finger, to the bees using glue."

Etymology

Short for Quick Response Code, introduced as a trademark.

Inflected Forms

QR codes (plural) QR-code (alternative)

Derived Forms

quishing

Questions

What does qr code mean?: A type of two-dimensional barcode, typically used to link to a website.
Where does qr code come from?: Short for Quick Response Code, introduced as a trademark.

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