For North American companies, the UPC is an existing form of the GTIN. The family of data structures (not symbologies) comprising GTIN include: GTIN-12 (UPC-A): this is a 12-digit number used primarily in North America
A plateau is high, flat ground or a situation where something has stalled that was progressing forward previously. 1  An example of a plateau is a high, flat field.  An example of a plateau is a situation where no progress is being made on a project while you await funding approval.
plateau. noun. 1. upland, table, highland, mesa, tableland a high, flat plateau of cultivated land. 2. levelling off, level, stage, stability The economy is stuck on a plateau of slow growth.lateau. noun. 1. upland, table, highland, mesa, tableland a high, flat plateau of cultivated land. 2. levelling off, level, stage, stability The economy is stuck on a plateau of slow growth.