optical character recognition
noun [U] (abbreviation OCR) specializedDefinition
› the process by which an electronic device recognizes printed or written letters or numbersComputer concepts
(Definition of optical character recognition noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
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