The component is used to create the Code 25 Industrial barcode symbol.
The Code 25 Industrial barcode symbology is also known as Industrial 2 of 5, 2 of 5 Industrial, 2/5 Industrial, 2 of 5 Standard, Standard 2 of 5, 2/5 Standard, Code 2/5, 2 of 5, C 2 of 5, Code25, Discrete 2 of 5, etc. It is a low-density variable-length numeric-only symbology that has been with us since the 1960s. It has been used in the photofinishing and warehouse sorting industries, as well as sequentially numbering airline tickets.