Aztec code

See also: Aztec Code

English

Etymology

From Aztec Code, the name of the standard, originally patented and then released into the public domain. Named after the resemblance to central finder pattern to an Aztec pyramid. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. When was it coined?

Noun

Aztec code (plural Aztec codes)

  1. A two-dimensional barcode, invented by Andrew Longacre, Jr. and Robert Hussey in 1995, typically used in transport ticketing.
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