QR code
type of matrix barcode (trademarked name)
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QR code
Summary
QR code is a trademark[1]. It ranks in the top 0.21% of trademark entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38,799 views/month, #2 of 967).[2]
Key Facts
- QR code is credited with the discovery of Denso Wave[3].
- QR code is credited with the discovery of Masahiro Hara[4].
- QR code's instance of is recorded as trademark[5].
- QR code's instance of is recorded as ISO standard[6].
- QR code's instance of is recorded as IEC standard[7].
- QR code's instance of is recorded as Japanese Industrial Standards[8].
- QR code is a type of 2D barcode[9].
- QR code is used for QR code payment[10].
- QR code's Commons category is recorded as QR codes[11].
- QR code's country of origin is recorded as Japan[12].
- 1994 marks the founding of QR code[13].
- QR code's official website is recorded as https://www.qrcode.com/[14].
- QR code's official website is recorded as https://www.qrcode.com/en/[15].
- QR code's official website is recorded as https://www.qrcode.com/zh/[16].
- QR code's official website is recorded as https://www.qrcode.com/ko/[17].
- QR code's topic's main category is recorded as Category:QR codes[18].
- QR code's standards body is recorded as International Organization for Standardization[19].
- QR code's standards body is recorded as International Electrotechnical Commission[20].
- QR code's standards body is recorded as Japanese Industrial Standards Committee[21].
- QR code's used by is recorded as quishing[22].
- QR code's different from is recorded as quadratic residue code[23].
- QR code's different from is recorded as Data Matrix[24].
- QR code's different from is recorded as 2D barcode[25].
- QR code's uses is recorded as Reed–Solomon code[26].
- QR code's derivative work is recorded as Micro QR code[27].
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Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include trademark[5], ISO standard[6], IEC standard[7], and Japanese Industrial Standards[8].
History and Context
1994 marks the founding of QR code[13].
Why It Matters
QR code ranks in the top 0.21% of trademark entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38,799 views/month, #2 of 967).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]