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The barcode was patented in 1952 but wasn't widely used until the 1970s.

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The first UPC scan was a pack of Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit gum in Troy, Ohio, in 1974. The barcode looks mundane now, but it changed retail by making checkout, inventory and supply chains readable by machine.

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Barkod 1952'de patentlendi ama 1970'lere kadar yaygın kullanılmadı.

İlk UPC taraması 1974’te Ohio, Troy’da bir Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit sakız paketiyle yapıldı. Barkod bugün sıradan görünür; ama kasayı, stok takibini ve tedarik zincirini makinelerin okuyabileceği hâle getirerek perakendeyi değiştirdi.

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