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Symbol Technologies

American mobile hardware manufacturer
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Symbol Technologies

Summary

Symbol Technologies is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Symbol Technologies's field of work was automatic identification and data capture[3].
  • Symbol Technologies's field of work was mobile computing[4].
  • Symbol Technologies is in the country of United States[5].
  • Symbol Technologies's instance of is recorded as business[6].
  • Symbol Technologies's instance of is recorded as subsidiary company[7].
  • Symbol Technologies's founder is recorded as Jerome Swartz[8].
  • Symbol Technologies's headquarters location is recorded as Holtsville[9].
  • Symbol Technologies's industry is recorded as computer hardware industry[10].
  • 1973 marks the founding of Symbol Technologies[11].
  • Symbol Technologies's parent organization or unit is recorded as Zebra Technologies[12].
  • Symbol Technologies's official website is recorded as http://www.symbol.com/[13].
  • Symbol Technologies's product or material produced is recorded as barcode reader[14].
  • Symbol Technologies's product or material produced is recorded as mobile computer[15].
  • Symbol Technologies's product or material produced is recorded as RFID reader[16].
  • Symbol Technologies's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+5400'}[17].
  • Symbol Technologies's legal form is recorded as limited liability company[18].

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Founding

Symbol Technologies's founder is recorded as Jerome Swartz[8]. 1973 marks the founding of it[11].

Operations

Symbol Technologies's headquarters location is recorded as Holtsville[9]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Zebra Technologies[12].

Industry

Symbol Technologies's industry is recorded as computer hardware industry[10]. Fields of work include automatic identification and data capture[3] and mobile computing[4].

Ownership

Products include barcode reader[14], mobile computer[15], and RFID reader[16].

Why It Matters

Symbol Technologies ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

It is credited with the discovery of PDF417[21].

FAQs

What did Symbol Technologies discover?

Symbol Technologies is credited as discoverer of PDF417[21].

Related Entities

barcode reader business New York Stock Exchange United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . OpenCorporates. Retrieved . fundinguniverse.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . OpenCorporates. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Stock exchange → New York Stock Exchange
    Employees → {'amount': '+5400'}
    Legal form → New York Business Corporation, limited liability company
    Industry → computer hardware industry
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