OCR

abbr.

optical character recognition

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OCR

abbreviation for

(Computer Science) optical character reader or recognition

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

OCR

1. optical character reader.

2. optical character recognition.

Translations

OCR

N ABBR (Comput)

1. =optical character reader → LOC m

2. =optical character recognition → ROC m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

OCR

[ˌəʊsiːˈɑː^r] n abbr

(=optical character reader) → lecteur m optique

(=optical character recognition) → ROC(= reconnaissance optique des caractères)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

OCR

abbr of optical character reader, optical character recognition OCR font → OCR-Schrift f

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