lector de código de barras
/leɡtoɾ de kodiɡo de baras/from spelling rules
In Spanish, barcode scanner is lector de código de barras.
A barcode scanner is a device that reads printed barcodes to identify a product or piece of information.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase lector de código de barras is composed of lector (reader), de (of), código (code) and de barras (of bars).
Which one should you use?
While lector de código de barras is the standard way to name the device, escáner de código de barras is also a common alternative. You may also see lector de códigos de barras used in more formal contexts.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In certain Latin American countries, the informal term pistola lectora (meaning reader gun) is used to refer to a barcode scanner.
Did you know?
- The word código shares a distant ancestor with the English word 'code', both tracing back to the Latin 'caudex', which originally meant a block of wood or a trunk.
- The term lector shares a root with the English word 'lecture', as both derive from the Latin legō, meaning to read or gather.
- While lector is used for the scanner, the word lectura describes the actual act of the device scanning the code, just as a human performs a lectura of a book.
Examples in context
- Necesito comprar un lector de códigos de barras para mi negocio.I need to buy a barcode scanner for my business.
- ¿Sabes dónde puedo encontrar un escáner de códigos de barras?Do you know where I can find a barcode scanner?
- Mi amigo tiene un lector de barras que podemos usar para realizar el inventario.My friend has a barcode scanner that we can use for inventory.
- El lector de código de barras no funciona.The barcode scanner is not working.
- Necesitamos comprar un nuevo lector de código de barras.We need to buy a new barcode scanner.
- Pasa el producto por el lector de código de barras.Pass the product through the barcode scanner.
Example conversation
At a small retail checkout counter.
- SofíaDaniel, ¿puedes revisar el lector de código de barras?Daniel, can you check the barcode scanner?
- DanielSí, Sofía, parece que tiene poca batería.Yes, Sofía, it looks like it has low battery.
- SofíaEntonces usa el lector de código de barras de la otra caja.Then use the barcode scanner from the other register.
- DanielVale, lo haré ahora mismo.Okay, I will do it right now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries código, de, lector, CC BY-SA 4.0.
