A QR code (short for Quick Response) is a specific matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code), readable by dedicated QR barcode readers and camera phones. Although initially used for tracking parts in vehicle manufacturing, QR codes are now used in convenience-oriented applications aimed at mobile phone users. QR codes can be used to display text to the user, to add a vCard contact to the user's device, to open a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) or to compose an email or text message.
QR codes storing addresses and Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) may appear in magazines, on signs, buses, business cards, or almost any object about which users might need information. Users with a camera phone equipped with the correct reader application can scan the image of the QR code to display text, contact information, connect to a wireless network, or open a web page in the phone's browser
In January 2011, the Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum launched a line of museum t-shirts and apparel which feature museum logos and designs on the fronts, and a QR code screened on the right back shoulder, which directs to the museum's web site or artist interviews. In March 2011 a tattoo parlor in Arizona reportedly began giving QR tag tattoos that linked to people's websites and Facebook pages!
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