symbology

plural symbologies

1. uncountableThe study or use of symbols.
2. countableAn encoding scheme, particularly for barcodes.

   The pronounced symbology of antispecial privileges in schools and in society at large underscores the pervasive emphasis on the social equality of the common man.

   1972, Carmelo Mesa-Lago, Revolutionary Change in Cuba, →ISBN, page 391

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   Two-dimensional symbologies provide a means of storing large amounts of data in a very small space. Stacked symbologies (linear bar codes stacked on top of each other), matrix symbologies (comprising a matrix of light and dark elements, circles, squares, or hexagons), and packet symbologies (a collection of linear symbols “randomly” arranged on a page) are commonly used.

   2012, Harvey Lehpamer, RFID Design Principles, Artech House, →ISBN, page 51