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optical character recognition

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The electronic identification and digital encoding of printed or handwritten characters by means of an optical scanner and specialized software.
  • noun The technology involved in this process.

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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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