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optical character recognition [2 records]

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Record 1 2019-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
  • Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
DEF

A character recognition that uses optical means to identify graphic characters.

OBS

It is a process designed to reduce keyboarding in which the OCR device "sees" what is written or printed on paper, reads the characters, and translates them into codes which can be handled by machines.

OBS

optical character recognition; OCR: term and abbreviation standardized by CSA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Intelligence artificielle
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique
  • Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
DEF

Reconnaissance de caractères employant un procédé optique pour identifier des caractères graphiques.

OBS

L'image d'un caractère est sélectionnée par fractions successives sous forme électronique pour être ensuite traduite en un fichier de texte exploitable par un logiciel.

OBS

reconnaissance optique de caractères; ROC; lecture optique de caractères : termes et abréviation normalisés par la CSA.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Inteligencia artificial
  • Fotoelectricidad y óptica electrónica
  • Ayudas técnicas para personas minusválidas
DEF

Reconocimiento de caracteres que usa medios magnéticos para identificar caracteres gráficos.

CONT

El reconocimiento óptico de caracteres (OCR) convierte las imágenes de texto, como los documentos digitalizados, en caracteres de texto reales. El proceso de OCR [...] permite editar y volver a utilizar el texto que generalmente está bloqueado dentro de las imágenes digitalizadas.

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Record 2 - external organization data 2006-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
12.01.53 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

character recognition that uses optical means to identify graphic characters

OBS

optical character recognition; OCR: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO 2382-12:1988].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
12.01.53 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

reconnaissance de caractères employant un procédé optique pour identifier des caractères graphiques

OBS

reconnaissance optique de caractères; ROC : terme, abréviation et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO 2382-12:1988].

Spanish

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