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'''Code 128:''' A very high-density symbology. Used extensively world wide in shipping, packaging industries. UCC/EAN-128 is one of its variants. It is used for all numeric bar codes or alphanumeric barcodes. Can encode the entire 128 ASCII character set. It is also capable of encoding two numbers into one character width, called double density. Specifically designed to reduce the amount of space the bar code occupies. Each printed character can have one of three different meanings, depending on which of three different character sets are employed. Code 128 can be recognized as the labeling standard for UCC/EAN 128, used as product identification for container and pallet levels of retail markets.

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