Specimen Barcode and Labeling Guide: Difference between revisions

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 The content of a barcode and the content of a GUID are distinctly different, and how they are used is also different. That said, there are possible contradictions. '''In general''',
 *a GUID is part the digital specimen record and does not have to appear on the specimen.
-*a GUID could be the same value as the barcode, but they are usually created from different domains, for example, a URI or UUID for the GUID is a single, contiguous string, whereas an identifier with possible satellites for the barcode, for example, 'Florida Museum of Natural History x1224355y', is not a contiguous string of text.
+*a GUID could be the same value as the barcode, but they are usually created from different domains. For example, if a GUID is a URI or UUID is a single, contiguous string, whereas a barcode with possible textual satellites, for example, 'Florida Museum of Natural History x1224355y', is not a contiguous string.
-*a GUID, while it is also targeted at machine processing, it is possible for a human to read it.
+*a GUID, while it is also targeted at machine processing, is possible for a human to read.
 *a barcode is expected to be attached in some way to the specimen, and be encoded in a way that can be rapidly read by a special reader.