optacon

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noun

An electromechanical device that selectively raises small rods over the darker parts of a document, and thus enables blind people to read printed material that has not been transcribed into Braille.

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Meanings

nounoptacon (plural optacons)

plural optacons

  1. An electromechanical device that selectively raises small rods over the darker parts of a document, and thus enables blind people to read printed material that has not been transcribed into Braille.

Origin

From optical-to-tactile converter.

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Translations

Italian optacon
  • optaconelectromechanical device
Cite this entry
APA

optacon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/optacon

MLA

“optacon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/optacon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “optacon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/optacon.

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