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Q: OCR is the acronym for what term?
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What does OCR stand for in computer?

Optical Character Recognition.


Is ocr an input or output device?

input device


What are the advantages and disadvantages of ocr?

OCR (Optical Character Recognition) is a program that is used to convert a scanned document into a text file that can be further edited. The downside is that not all the characters in the text file will have been converted properly. Further proofreading is necessary to correct any mistakes the OCR program has made.


What is the function of the OCR device?

Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is used in a variety of situations. Businesses that receive a large quantity of mail that needs to be input to a computer, then archived (such as a bank or building society) - use OCR to scan incoming mail. This saves the time and man-hours that a human would take to manually input the data. Another use - would be to read a book to a blind person.


What is the use of optical character reader?

An Optical Character Reader (OCR) is a combination of software and a hardware document scanner. A document (such as a letter) is scanned with a flat-bed or roller scanner and read into a computer. That computer image (or picture) of the letter is then interpreted by the OCR software. The software generates a text file of the information that is in the image. That text file can be viewed, edited, printed, Etc. just as though it was created in a word processor. OCR software has come a long way. Early OCR programs were only marginally accurate. Today, they are much, much better. An OCR program can save lots of time re-entering text into a computer document file from a keyboard. However, you will still have to VERY CAREFULLY proof-read your document to catch the errors.