optical character recognition

collocation in English

meaningsofoptical,characterandrecognition

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optical
adjective
uk
/ˈɒp.tɪ.kəl/us
/ˈɑːp.tɪ.kəl/
relating to light or the ability ...
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character
noun
uk
/ˈkær.ək.tər/us
/ˈker.ək.tɚ/
the particular combination of qualities in a person or place that makes them different ...
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recognition
noun
uk
/ˌrek.əɡˈnɪʃ.ən/us
/ˌrek.əɡˈnɪʃ.ən/
agreement that something is true ...
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(Definition ofoptical,characterandrecognitionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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His current work is developing speech and language front-ends to operational neural network systems foropticalcharacterrecognition and vehicle tracking.
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The example that might be useful in this connection is the insurance company which hasopticalcharacterrecognition equipment.
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They are presumably subject toopticalcharacterrecognition, which is where the hyphen problem originates.
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In the sorting offices, state-of-the-artopticalcharacterrecognition sorting machines which can read typewritten postcodes are being introduced.
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We have seen the onset ofopticalcharacterrecognition processes.
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It concernsopticalcharacterrecognition and the information that can now be stored on disks to avoid repeating information that could be so valuable in the tropical forest.
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Research and development work will continue on still more advanced systems, including the possible use ofopticalcharacterrecognition techniques for the automatic sorting of certain types of post-coded mail.
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Opticalcharacterrecognition is a classic example of the application of a pattern classifier, see.
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The range of photoemissive devices using caesium includeopticalcharacterrecognition devices, photomultiplier tubes, and video camera tubes.
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They adapted algorithms from cryptography andopticalcharacterrecognition to make their graphs.
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Graphotactical rules are useful in error detection byopticalcharacterrecognition systems.
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Page scanners withopticalcharacterrecognition had come to be the tool of choice for blind people wanting access to print.
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These files are then processed by theopticalcharacterrecognition system, where many fields are completed by the computerized optical scanner.
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Scanning (including film-scanning andopticalcharacterrecognition) is available freely to student users, and printing and copy services are available for a fee.
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Older articles have been scanned, and an abstract is created usingopticalcharacterrecognition software.
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The articles are indexed and were converted from scanned images usingopticalcharacterrecognition technology.
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In the case of text the image can be converted back to text usingopticalcharacterrecognition.
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The error rate for the magnetic scanning of a typical cheque is smaller than withopticalcharacterrecognition systems.
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Its function was to facilitate theopticalcharacterrecognition operations by specific electronic devices.
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In handwriting recognition oropticalcharacterrecognition, other terminologies may be used, such as the term glyph for a non-character (i.e.: sub character or multi-character) pattern.
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