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The Aztec Code is a matrix code invented by Andrew Longacre, Jr. and Robert Hussey in 1995. [1] The code was published by AIM, Inc. in 1997. Although the Aztec Code was patented, that patent was officially made public domain. [2] The Aztec Code is also published as ISO/IEC 24778:2008 standard.
MaxiCode is a public domain, machine-readable symbol system originally created by the United Parcel Service (UPS) in 1992. [1] Suitable for tracking and managing the shipment of packages, it resembles an Aztec Code or QR code, but uses dots arranged in a hexagonal grid instead of square grid. MaxiCode has been standardised under ISO/IEC 16023. [2]
PDF417. PDF417 is a stacked linear barcode format used in a variety of applications such as transport, identification cards, and inventory management. "PDF" stands for Portable Data File. The "417" signifies that each pattern in the code consists of 4 bars and spaces in a pattern that is 17 units (modules) long.
Aztec codices were usually made from long sheets of fig-bark paper ( amate) or stretched deerskins sewn together to form long and narrow strips; others were painted on big cloths. [4] Thus, usual formats include screenfold books, strips known as tiras, rolls, and cloths, also known as lienzos.
The Aztec or Nahuatl script is a pre-Columbian writing system that combines ideographic writing with Nahuatl specific phonetic logograms and syllabic signs [ 1] which was used in central Mexico by the Nahua people in the Epiclassic and Post-classic periods. [ 2] It was originally thought that its use was reserved for elites, however, the ...
1952–1981. Number built. 6,976. The Piper PA-23, named Apache and later Aztec, is an American four- to six-seat twin-engined light aircraft aimed at the general aviation market. The United States Navy and military forces in other countries also used it in small numbers.
A Swiss postal barcode encoding "RI 476 394 652 CH" in Code 128 (B & C) Code 128 is a high-density linear barcode symbology defined in ISO/IEC 15417:2007. [ 1] It is used for alphanumeric or numeric-only barcodes. It can encode all 128 characters of ASCII and, by use of an extension symbol (FNC4), the Latin-1 characters defined in ISO/IEC 8859 ...
The Codex Borbonicus is a single 46.5-foot (14.2 m) long sheet of amatl paper. Although there were originally 40 accordion-folded pages, the first two and the last two pages are missing. It was originally pictorial and logographic as was usual for pre-Columbian Aztec codicies, although some Spanish descriptions have been added.