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A QR code is the small black-and-white square your phone scans; it began as a factory tool for tracking car parts quickly.

DENSO WAVE

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DENSO WAVE introduced the QR code in 1994. It could hold more information than a barcode and be read fast from different angles. A humble label for manufacturing later became a bridge between posters, tickets, payments, menus and the web.

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Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

QR kod, telefonla okuttuğumuz küçük siyah-beyaz karedir; ilk kez otomobil parçalarını fabrikada hızlı takip etmek için geliştirildi.

DENSO WAVE, QR kodu 1994’te Japonya’da tanıttı. Barkoddan daha fazla bilgi taşıyabiliyor ve farklı açılardan hızlı okunabiliyordu. Bugün menülerde, biletlerde, ödemelerde ve bağlantılarda karşımıza çıkan bu kare, aslında üretim hattındaki pratik bir sorundan doğdu.

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DENSO WAVE says QR Code was released in 1994, with QR meaning Quick Response and high-speed reading as the development concept; DENSO describes its manufacturing origins. Sources: https://www.qrcode.com/en/history/ ; https://www.denso.com/us-ca/en/business/business-field/qr-code/

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