| Subject | English | German |
| gen. | bar code reader | Strichcode-Lesegerät |
| microel. | bar code reader | Balkenkodeleser |
| microel. | bar code reader | Strichkodeleser |
| polygr. | bar code reader | optischer Belegleser |
| polygr. | bar code reader | Streifencodeleser |
| polygr. | bar code reader | Strichmarkierungsleser |
| comp., MS | bar code reader | Barcodeleser (An optical device that uses a laser beam to read and interpret bar codes, such as the Universal Product Codes, found on grocery products and other retail items) |
| med.appl. | bar code reader | Balkenkodelesegerät |
| polygr. | bar code reader | Klarstreifenleser |
| gen. | bar code reader | Bar-Code-Leser |
| IT | bar-code reader | Strichcodelesegeräte |
| tech. | bar-code reader | Strichcodeleser |
| comp. | bar-code reader | Balkencodeleser |
| comp. | code reader | Codeleser |