electronic identification of alphanumeric characters, esp. those printed on paper, for computer processing or storage
optical character recognition
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optical character recognition
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Abbr. OCR- The electronic identification and digital encoding of printed or handwritten characters by means of an optical scanner and specialized software.
- The technology involved in this process.
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The electronic identification and digital encoding of printed or handwritten characters by means of an optical scanner and specialized software.
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Noun
- (computing) The electronic identification and digital encoding of printed or handwritten characters by means of an optical scanner and specialized software.
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optical character recognition - Computer Definition
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