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OCR

What Does OCR Mean in a Text?

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The Quick Answer

OCR means "Optical Character Recognition."

More Observations...

OCR refers to the mechanical or electronic recognition of printed or written text and its conversion into code for data processing.

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When I write OCR, I mean this:

meaning of OCR

OCR (Optical Character Recognition) is the conversion of printed text into the useable code.

Summary of Key Points

We have summarized the key points in the table below:
OCR
Definition:Optical Character Recognition
Type:Abbreviation
Guessability:guessability level 4
4: Difficult to guess
Typical Users:typical user

Specialists

Examples of OCR in Sentences

Here is an example of OCR in a conversation:
  • Tony: The OCR can convert the text in the magazine for the website.
  • Jordan: Excellent! It saves me typing it!

An Academic Look at OCR

As it is pronounced using its individual letters (i.e., "Oh Cee Ar"), OCR is classified as an initialism abbreviation. Initialisms are different to acronyms, which are spoken like words.

Example of OCR Used in a Text

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