OCRable
adjEtymology From OCR + -able.
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Able to be accurately scanned by OCR (optical character recognition).
- Finally, there's the expectation gap between what we think is OCRable and what can actually can be OCR'd. I can't tell you how many times I've talked to someone who has said, "When I try and scan this thing, all I get is garbage. How come?"—and the document in question is a preprinted state-specific divorce financial disclosure form replete with boxes and lines galore.2008 June, Ross L. Kodner, “Why I Still Hate Scanners”, in GPSolo Magazine, volume 25, number 4, page 36: