PDF417
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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. "417" means that each pattern in the code consists of 4 bars and spaces in a pattern that is 17 units (modules) long. The PDF417 symbology was invented in 1991 by Dr. Ynjiun P. Wang at Symbol Technologies. It is defined in ISO 15438.