Data Input Devices

Devices such as a keyboard or mouse, used to interact with other devices or computers for the purpose of inputting data.

Barcode decoders are hardware devices that convert the information in barcodes to a digital format.
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Bar code printers are used to output bar code data in printed form.
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Bar code scanners are designed to read imprinted bar / matrix code symbologies.  Bar code scanners can be slot card scanners, fixed mount scanners, or hand-held scanners.
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Bar code software identifies or decodes bar code symbology, generates output strings corresponding to barcode values, creates bar code fonts, prints bar codes, and/or performs tracking, etc.
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Blank ID cards are designed to have information written on them by encoders that can be read by readers.
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Digitizer tablets or graphics tablets are pressure-sensitive data input devices that allow users to select and draw images with a special pen called a stylus or a mouse-like device called a puck.
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Fixed mount bar code scanners are designed to manually or mechanically read items passed by their scan windows. Unlike hand scanners, they are affixed to a single location.
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Hand held bar code scanners are used typically as inventory or point of sale (POS) devices. These scanners are passed over bar codes manually to read data. They often have a gun or wand design.
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ID card readers and ID card encoders are used to transmit personal information onto various forms of storage media and retrieve this data as needed.
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Magnetic stripe readers and magnetic stripe encoders read and encode magnetic stripe cards, credit cards, etc.
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Optical character recognition (OCR) scanners read handwritten, typed, or printed text from paper and translate the data into a format that can be manipulated by computers.
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RFID readers communicate with RFID tags via radio waves. They also send information in digital form to a computer system.
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RFID tags are microchips that attach to an antenna and are designed to receive signals from and send signals to RFID readers. They are sometimes called transponders.
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RFID transceivers are combination receiver/transmitter devices that RFID readers and RFID tags use to communicate with each other.
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Slot card bar code scanners are designed to read imprinted bar code cards that are passed through the aperture on the reader.
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