What is Scale Barcode?
A scale barcode is a label printed by a weighing scale that carries the item code together with its weight or price, so the counter can bill a loose item by scanning it.
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Meaning
English
A scale barcode is a label printed by a weighing scale that carries the item code together with its weight or price, so the counter can bill a loose item by scanning it.
Roman Urdu
Scale barcode woh label hai jo kanta (weighing scale) chhapta hai, jis me item ka code aur wazan ya qeemat hoti hai, taake counter par scan kar ke bill ho jaye.
Also called weight barcode, scale label, price embedded barcode.
Example
At a supermarket's fruit section, an assistant weighs 1.35 kg of apples, the scale prints a label, and the cashier scans it. The bill shows apples, 1.35 kg, at the day's rate.
How it works
Label-printing scales are common in supermarkets, bakeries, meat and dry fruit shops. The barcode usually starts with a set prefix, then the item's short code, then the weight or price, then a check digit. The POS splits the number to find the item and quantity.
It speeds up the counter and stops errors from typing weights by hand. For it to work, the item codes on the scale and in the POS must match, and staff should not reuse old labels. Shops without a label scale can weigh at the counter instead, with a scale connected to the computer.
In Nafaa
At the Nafaa counter a scale label puts the item on the bill straight away with the weight from the label. Items sold by weight without a label open a weigh window, which can read a connected scale set up under Settings, Hardware.
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.
- Unit of Measure
A unit of measure is the unit in which a product is bought, stocked or sold, such as piece, dozen, carton, kg, litre or metre.