optical character recognition
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Before AI, technology known as optical character recognition could scan documents into a digital format.
From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026
LaHood said afterwards he was hopeful Raffensperger’s office might propose a new solution using optical character recognition software.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2024
“Particularly, there's been a lot of advancements made in optical character recognition, which allows researchers to identify names and handwritten records,” Field says.
From National Geographic • Aug. 31, 2023
The project uses optical character recognition software, which reads signs in the photographs, and computer vision technology, which tags images.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2020
OCR, or optical character recognition, converts scanned text from various fonts and point sizes into the actual text.
From Salon • Nov. 4, 2012
