What does "optical character recognition" mean?

The electronic identification and digital encoding of printed or handwritten characters by means of an optical scanner and specialized software.

What is a synonym for "optical character recognition"?

Common synonyms include: text recognition.

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

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The electronic identification and digital encoding of printed or handwritten characters by means of an optical scanner and specialized software. uncountable
"Texts were scanned, converted via optical character recognition, and part of speech tagged using CLAWS 7."

"Texts were scanned, converted via optical character recognition, and part of speech tagged using CLAWS 7."