Reduced Space Symbology
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Reduced Space Symbology (RSS) is a family of linear symbols that includes RSS-14®, RSS Limited®, and RSS Expanded®. RSS-14 and RSS Limited encode Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs). RSS Expanded will encode any of the GS1 System identification numbers as well as all other Application Identifiers.
RSS is widely used in the healthcare industry for both pharmaceuticals and medical/surgical products.
RSS has been identified to solve problems in the grocery industry where there had previously been no machine readable marking or there was inadequate information encoded.
One advantage of using a RSS barcode rather than a UPC barcode is that, while either one can encode the GTIN for the product, the RSS barcode can also include the expiration date.
