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'''EAN-8''' is a compact version of the EAN product code, smaller than the more common [[EAN-13]]. Similarly to the uses of [[UPC-E]] relative to the more common [[UPC-A]], EAN-8 is used in situations where a larger bar code won't easily fit. It contains eight digits, but one is a mandatory checksum, so only 7 actual data digits are used. This is not enough to encode a full EAN product code, but it can be used in specialized situations such as within a particular store chain that has generated 7-digit internal codes for its products.
 
'''EAN-8''' is a compact version of the EAN product code, smaller than the more common [[EAN-13]]. Similarly to the uses of [[UPC-E]] relative to the more common [[UPC-A]], EAN-8 is used in situations where a larger bar code won't easily fit. It contains eight digits, but one is a mandatory checksum, so only 7 actual data digits are used. This is not enough to encode a full EAN product code, but it can be used in specialized situations such as within a particular store chain that has generated 7-digit internal codes for its products.
  
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== Developer libraries and modules ==
 
== Developer libraries and modules ==
 
* [http://zbar.sourceforge.net/ ZBar bar code reader library: cross-platform]
 
* [http://zbar.sourceforge.net/ ZBar bar code reader library: cross-platform]
* [http://code.google.com/p/zxing/ zxing (Zebra Crossing)] (barcode library for Java, ported to some other systems)
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* [https://github.com/zxing/zxing zxing (Zebra Crossing)] (barcode library for Java, ported to some other systems)
 
* [http://www.chaosreligion.com/wtl/index.php5?title=EAN MediaWiki extension to generate UPC, EAN, and Code39 codes]
 
* [http://www.chaosreligion.com/wtl/index.php5?title=EAN MediaWiki extension to generate UPC, EAN, and Code39 codes]
 
* [http://search.cpan.org/~kwitknr/GD-Barcode-1.15/Barcode/EAN8.pm EAN8 bar code library for Perl]
 
* [http://search.cpan.org/~kwitknr/GD-Barcode-1.15/Barcode/EAN8.pm EAN8 bar code library for Perl]
* [http://code.google.com/p/postscriptbarcode/ Postscriptbarcode: bar code creator]
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* [http://bwipp.terryburton.co.uk/ Postscriptbarcode: bar code creator]
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* [https://github.com/kreativekorp/barcode barcode.php]
  
 
== Utilities ==
 
== Utilities ==

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Name EAN-8
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Wikidata ID Q3045818

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EAN-8 is a compact version of the EAN product code, smaller than the more common EAN-13. Similarly to the uses of UPC-E relative to the more common UPC-A, EAN-8 is used in situations where a larger bar code won't easily fit. It contains eight digits, but one is a mandatory checksum, so only 7 actual data digits are used. This is not enough to encode a full EAN product code, but it can be used in specialized situations such as within a particular store chain that has generated 7-digit internal codes for its products.

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