What is Barcode Printer?
A barcode printer is a label printer that prints barcodes and prices on stickers you attach to products, different from a receipt printer that prints bills.
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Meaning
English
A barcode printer is a label printer that prints barcodes and prices on stickers you attach to products, different from a receipt printer that prints bills.
Roman Urdu
Barcode printer woh printer hai jo products par lagane ke liye barcode aur price ke sticker chhapta hai. Ye bill wale printer se alag hai.
Also called label printer, sticker printer.
Example
A garment shop receives 200 shirts with no barcodes. It prints one sticker per shirt with the article name, size and price, and sticks them on before display.
When you need one
If your products come with a printed barcode, you do not need a label printer. You need one when you sell loose items, repack goods, buy from suppliers who do not label, or want your own price on each item, which is common in garments, shoes and cosmetics.
Label printers use thermal sticker rolls, so check the roll size your printer takes before you design labels. A normal receipt printer cannot print on label stock in the same way.
In Nafaa
Nafaa has a label designer for product barcodes with sizes you can choose, and it prints labels from the product list. See barcodes and labels.
Related terms
- Barcode
A barcode is a machine-readable pattern of bars or squares printed on a product or label that a scanner reads to identify the item.
- Thermal Receipt Printer
A thermal receipt printer prints bills on heat-sensitive paper rolls without ink, usually 58 mm or 80 mm wide.
- SKU vs Barcode
A SKU is the internal code a business gives an item to track it, while a barcode is the printed pattern a scanner reads, which may carry a manufacturer's code or your own.