Specimen Barcode and Labeling Guide: Difference between revisions

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 * A digital specimen GUID is what identifies the specimen (part of an individual, an individual, a set of individuals) in the digital world, while a barcode label identifies the specimen in the physical world.
 * A digital specimen GUID does not need to be physically attached to the specimen as long as some other type of identification (e.g., a barcode label) can be used to locate/link the digital record to the physical specimen.
-* A barcode label may be useful for reading and writing by people, a GUID (especially a UUID) is typically too long to be read or written and is intended to be scanned only by machine.
+* A barcode label may be useful for reading and writing by people, a GUID (especially a UUID) is typically too long to be read or written and is intended to be scanned and processed only by machine and input devices.
-* Long GUIDs, such as UUIDs, are typically too large for 1D barcode labels but can be represented using QR code labels. It is not typical to include the text of the GUID as part of the label.
+* Long GUIDs, such as UUIDs, are typically too long for 1D barcode labels but can be represented using QR code labels. It is not typical to include the text of the GUID as part of the label.
 ==Labels and Labeling==