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Melyssa Fadel
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∙ 15y agoOptical Character Recognition, also known as OCR, is typically associated with scanners.
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∙ 6y agoYes it is. It's a device that reads text, numbers and other characters - and displays them on a computer's screen.
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∙ 9y agoInput.
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Is OCR INPUT device?
Yes, OCR or Optical Character Recognition is an input device.
Application of Optical Character Reader input device?
The input device is an optical scanner, optical character recognition is an application performed over the scanned image. The purpose of optical character recognition is to convert an image of characters in a page of text into ASCII characters (as though you had typed them in on a word processor). This allows the contents of the scanned page to be edited.
Is a optical character reader a input or output device?
Input device
What is the best method of data input for long documents?
scanner,OSR (optical character recognition
What device can be used to directly to input printed text?
If it's normal printed text, then it's "Optical character recognition" OCR.If it was printed with special ink, like bank cheques then it's "Magnetic ink character recognition" MICR.
Why is an OCR an input device?
OCR (optical character recognition) is a function of a scanner system for a computer used to take paper documents (or what have you) with writing on them and convert it to a format that a PC can read and edit. This, because it's a function of a scanner, makes it an "input" device. Hope that helps!
Is an OMR optical mark reader an input or output device?
An OMR (Optical Mark Recognition) is a scanner that reads the reflection of light from a specially designed design.
Is a OPTICAL MOUSE an input or output?
It scans and input data into a PC. (Input device)
20 examples of source data entry device?
Magnetic stripe Touchscreen Pen input device Joystick Microphone for voice input Webcam for image and video input Optical character recognition (OCR) scanner Biometric fingerprint scanner RFID reader Light pen Graphics tablet Stylus input device Trackball Game controller Digital camera Signature pad
Light pen is mechanical or optical input device?
Mechanical input device
Is optical mark reader an output device?
No, it is an input device as it reads (and does not write)
Who input device reads printed characters symbols or graphical image into the computer?
A scanner is a computer input device for receiving images from printed material so a computer can use or store them. However, the computer cannot directly understand words contained in such images. That takes software to convert them in a process known as optical character recognition.
