Meanings
- uncountablecomputingThe 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 4Synonyms: OCR
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe electronic identification and digital encoding of printed or handwritten characters by means of an optical scanner and specialized software.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 光學字符識別 /光学字符识别
- 光學字符識別 /光学字符识别 (guāngxué zìfú shíbié)electronic identification and digital encoding of characters
Czech optické rozpoznávání znaků
- optické rozpoznávání znakůelectronic identification and digital encoding of characters
Finnish tekstintunnistus
- tekstintunnistuselectronic identification and digital encoding of characters
French reconnaissance optique de caractères
- reconnaissance optique de caractèreselectronic identification and digital encoding of characters
German optische Zeichenerkennung, Texterkennung
- optische Zeichenerkennungelectronic identification and digital encoding of characters
- Texterkennungelectronic identification and digital encoding of characters
Greek οπτική αναγνώριση χαρακτήρων
- οπτική αναγνώριση χαρακτήρων (optikí anagnórisi charaktíron)electronic identification and digital encoding of characters
Polish optyczne rozpoznawanie znaków
- optyczne rozpoznawanie znakówelectronic identification and digital encoding of characters
Portuguese reconhecimento ótico de caracteres
- reconhecimento ótico de caractereselectronic identification and digital encoding of characters
Spanish reconocimiento óptico de caracteres
- reconocimiento óptico de caractereselectronic identification and digital encoding of characters
Swedish teckenigenkänning, teckentolkning
- teckenigenkänningelectronic identification and digital encoding of characters
- teckentolkningelectronic identification and digital encoding of characters
- textfångstelectronic identification and digital encoding of characters
Turkish optik karakter tanıma
- optik karakter tanımaelectronic identification and digital encoding of characters
Cite this entry
optical character recognition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/optical%20character%20recognition
“optical character recognition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/optical%20character%20recognition. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “optical character recognition,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/optical%20character%20recognition.
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