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PIARC (World Road Association), founded in 1909 and comprising 125 member governments from all over the world, is the global forum for exchange of knowledge and experience on roads, road transport policies and practices. With consultative status to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, the Association is contributing to a stable and sustainable global development of the road and transport sector.

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Term of the Road Dictionary

bar coding

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Scientific and Technical Tools Data Processing
  • Definition : Method of encoding data, employing a series of alternating bars and spaces of varying thickness and separation, designed to be interpreted by electronic readers [EN 14943].

Strichcodierung

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Wissenschaftliche und technische Arbeitsmittel Datenverarbeitung
  • Definition : Verfahren, Daten unter Anwendung einer Reihe wechselnder Striche und Zwischenräume zu codieren, die in Stärke und Abstand variieren und zum Erkennen durch elektronische Lesegeräte vorgegeben sind [EN 14943].

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