optical character recognition
noun1
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences 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 7.2018, Clarence Green, James Lambert, “Position vectors, homologous chromosomes and gamma rays: Promoting disciplinary literacy through Secondary Phrase Lists”, in English for Specific Purposes, →DOI, page 4:
- Related terms
- homoglyph, homoglyphic, scanno, speech recognition, voice recognition