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optical character reader

op·ti·cal char·ac·ter read·er
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [op-ti-kuh l kar-ik-ter ree-der]
    • /ˈɒp tɪ kəl ˈkær ɪk tər ˈri dər/
    • /ˈɒp.tɪ.kəl ˈkærəktə(r) ˈriːdə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [op-ti-kuh l kar-ik-ter ree-der]
    • /ˈɒp tɪ kəl ˈkær ɪk tər ˈri dər/

Definitions of optical character reader words

  • noun optical character reader the process or technology of reading data in printed form by a device (optical character reader) that scans and identifies characters. Abbreviation: OCR. 1
  • noun optical character reader a computer peripheral device enabling letters, numbers, or other characters usually printed on paper to be optically scanned and input to a storage device, such as magnetic tape. The device uses the process of optical character recognition 0
  • noun optical character reader a device for scanning documents by means of optical character recognition 0
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Origin of optical character reader

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65

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Parts of speech for Optical character reader

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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optical character reader popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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