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optical character recognition

n. Abbr. OCR

1. The electronic identification and digital encoding of printed or handwritten characters by means of an optical scanner and specialized software.

2. The technology involved in this process.

optical character recognition

The electronic identification and digital encoding of printed or handwritten characters by means of an optical scanner and specialized software.

Translations

optical character recognition n → lettura ottica di caratteri

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embossment OCR optical optical character reader			This kind of special software is called Optical Character Recognition software, or OCR. Save Hours of Typing with A PLANon Portable Handheld Scanner by John DeHaan / Computers and Internet community He explained that if optical character recognition software is not developed for a particular language, "then all the classic texts in that language will disappear into oblivion. Scientists developing software to scan Arabic documents by Swartz, Nikki / Information Management Journal Optical character recognition software scans the text on printed documents straight into your word-processor and documents can be faxed using your PC modem or copied using your printer. carol@ mirror .co.uk: OUR 1200 IS SCANTASTIC by The Mirror (London, England)			optic Optic angle optic axis Optic axis of a crystal optic chiasm optic chiasma optic cup optic disc optic disk optic lobe optic nerve optic radiation optic thalamus optic tract optic vesicle optical optical aberration optical activity optical art optical axis optical bench optical binary optical cable optical character reader optical character recognition Optical character recognition software Optical circle optical computer optical condenser optical crown optical crown glass optical density optical device optical disc optical disk optical double star optical fiber optical fibre optical flint optical fusion optical glass optical illusion optical instrument optical isomer optical isomerism optical lens optical mark reading optical maser optical microscope optical minehunting optical opacity			optical centre optical channel optical channel Optical Channel Analyzer Optical Channel Data Unit Optical Channel Drop Unit Optical Channel Identification Optical Channel Identification Signaling Optical Channel Interface Optical Channel Laser Detector Optical channel monitor Optical Channel Multiplexer Optical Channel Payload Unit Optical Channel Performance Monitor Optical Channel Service Unit Optical Channel States Optical Channel Trail Optical Channel/Dedicated Protection Ring optical character reader optical character reader Optical Character Reader - Font A Optical Character Reader - Font B Optical Character Reader-Input Sub System optical character recognition optical character recognition optical character recognition Optical Character Recognition Equipment Optical Character Recognition Facility Optical character recognition software Optical Character Recognition Technology Optical Character Scanner Optical Character Verification Optical circle Optical Clear Zone Optical Coarse Packet Switching Optical coating Optical Coating Laboratories, Incorporated Optical coatings Optical Coatings Japan Optical Code Division Multiple Access Optical Code Division Multiplexing Optical Coherence Domain Reflectometer optical coherence microscopy Optical coherence tomography Optical coherence tomography Optical coherence tomography Optical coherence tomography Optical coherence tomography Optical coherence tomography Optical Colonoscopy Optical Combat Identification System Optical Committee of Turkey Optical communication Optical Communication Engineering Sdn Bhd Optical Communication Over Clear Atmosphere Optical Communication Parallel Computer Optical Communication Products, Inc. Optical Communication Research Lab

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optical character recognition (redirected from Optical character recognition software)

optical character recognition
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