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Noun
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Initialism of Universal Product Code.

"The cashier scanned the upc on the barcode to process the purchase quickly."

In plain English: An upc is an old-fashioned way of saying UPC, which stands for Universal Product Code and refers to the barcode on store items used at checkout.

"The upc code on the back of my milk carton tells me where the product was manufactured."

Example Sentences
"The upc code on the back of my milk carton tells me where the product was manufactured." noun
"He carefully scanned every UPC on his grocery list before checking out." noun
"The barcode scanner beeps loudly when it reads the product's upc code." noun
"Shoppers often pause to compare prices by looking at items with lower upcs." noun
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