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Electronic Product Code

The Electronic Product Code (EPC) is designed as a universal identifier (using an idiosyncratic numerical code for each different commodity) that provides a unique identity for every physical object anywhere in the world, for all time. The EPC structure is defined in the EPCglobal Tag Data Standard, which is a freely available standard. The canonical…

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All GS1 Identification Keys

URNsEPCISISBNISMNISSN
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GID-96SGTIN-96SGTIN-198Serial Shipping Container CodeSSCC-96
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URIRFIDBarcodeGS1Department of Defense
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All GS1 Identification Keys

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Electronic Product Code

Nodes51
Edges50
Triples3
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.039216
Components1

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epc identifier data tag rfid epcglobal gs1 standard uri tags currently use individual global item designed gtin binary identifiers product

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the taginstance ofthey offer additional capabilities0.80text

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