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EAN (identification numbers, identification numbers and codes, ... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Unique numeric identifiers used to create machine-readable codes for items, usually represented as barcodes. The identifiers were developed in the 1980s and originally called the "European Article Number"; the initials "EAN" were retained even though the term has been changed to "International Article Number." |
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EAN (preferred,C,U,A,not applicable,D,U,B)
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Ean (C,U,not applicable,UF,U,B)
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EANs (C,U,not applicable,UF,U,U)
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International Article Number (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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International Article Numbering Association Number (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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International Article Identifier (C,U,English,UF,U,SN)
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International Article Identifiers (C,U,English,UF,U,PN)
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European Article Number (H,U,English,UF,U,U)
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........ Information Forms (hierarchy name) (G) |
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................................ identification numbers (G) |
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.................................... EAN (G) |
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