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Scanning the Horizon
February 2009 (vol. 42 no. 2)
pp. 8-11
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David Alan Grier, "Scanning the Horizon," Computer, vol. 42, no. 2, pp. 8-11, February, 2009.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/MC.2009.58,
author = {David Alan Grier},
title = {Scanning the Horizon},
journal ={Computer},
volume = {42},
number = {2},
issn = {0018-9162},
year = {2009},
pages = {8-11},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MC.2009.58},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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TY - MGZN
JO - Computer
TI - Scanning the Horizon
IS - 2
SN - 0018-9162
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EP11
EPD - 8-11
A1 - David Alan Grier,
PY - 2009
KW - computing profession
KW - computers and society
KW - bar codes
KW - scanners
VL - 42
JA - Computer
ER -
 
David Alan Grier, George Washington University
In addition to reducing the time it took to pay for purchases, bar codes and scanners provided a system that would track inventory, reduce theft, and provide data to help merchants understand how their goods were purchased.
Index Terms:
computing profession, computers and society, bar codes, scanners
Citation:
David Alan Grier, "Scanning the Horizon," Computer, vol. 42, no. 2, pp. 8-11, Feb. 2009, doi:10.1109/MC.2009.58
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