The acronym for the Department of Defense project on LOGistics application of automated Marking And Reading Symbols. The LOGMARS project master plan was approved in June 1977, and its final report was issued on September 1, 1981 and adopted by the Department of Defense on September 29, 1981. It is a standard used throughout the Federal government for marking supplies. It is based on Code 39.

A compliance marking term. Logistics of Marking and Reading symbols. A Department of Defense marking specification.

Logistics Applications of Automated Marking and Reading Symbols-The official government standard with the issuance of MIL-STD-1189A.