The codes are designed to hold a relatively large amount of data in a small space — just under three kilobytes of binary data, or more than 4,000 letters and numbers.

Binary numbers were first described in Chandashutram written by Pingala in 100 BC. George Boole, a mathematician and philosopher, published a paper in 1847 called ‘The Mathematical Analysis of ...

The code is apparently a mix of Western Latin letters and numericals plus half-width Japanese kana The British designer told CNet: "I like to tell everybody that The Matrix’s code is made out of ...