{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Identification Technology (RFID, Barcodes)","description":"A warehouse operative scans an incoming pallet and within milliseconds every package is logged in the warehouse management system—no manual data entry required. That is identification technology at work, present in freight and logistics primarily as two complementary tools: barcodes and RFID. Barcodes encode information in optical patterns of lines or dots and require a scanner with direct line of sight to the label. RFID—Radio Frequency Identification—transmits data via radio waves between a tr","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/identification-technology-rfid-barcodes","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T07:22:41.692515","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_identification_and_data_capture","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/identification-technology-rfid-barcodes","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Identification Technology (RFID, Barcodes) · A warehouse operative scans an incoming pallet and within milliseconds every package is logged in the warehouse management system—no manual data entry required. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_identification_and_data_capture"}