Ocrable

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Able to be accurately scanned by OCR (optical character recognition). not-comparable

    "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."

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From OCR + -able.

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