optical character recognition
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optical character recognition
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The electronic identification and digital encoding of printed or handwritten characters by means of an optical scanner and specialized software.
Texts were scanned, converted via optical character recognition, and part of speech tagged using CLAWS 7.
Similar: OCR
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noun electronic identification and digital encoding of characters
| Español | reconocimiento óptico de caracteres |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 光學字符識別 /光学字符识别 guāngxué zìfú shíbié |
| Português | reconhecimento ótico de caracteres |
| Français | reconnaissance optique de caractères |
| Deutsch | optische Zeichenerkennung, Texterkennung |
| Ελληνικά | οπτική αναγνώριση χαρακτήρων optikí anagnórisi charaktíron |
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title = {optical character recognition},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/optical%20character%20recognition},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
