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HAND-HELD WAND [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Hardware
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- OCR tag reader 1, record 1, English, OCR%20tag%20reader
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Page readers may have to handle only a couple of documents per second, but each page may contain up to 2000 characters. And in some applications, for example, the reading of sales tags with a hand-held "wand", motion of the paper is completely avoided. 2, record 1, English, - OCR%20tag%20reader
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
OCR : In most applications, the printed or typed characters are sensed optically : this process is called optical character recognition (OCR) 2, record 1, English, - OCR%20tag%20reader
Record 1, Key term(s)
- optical tag reader
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériel informatique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lecteur d'étiquettes optiques
1, record 1, French, lecteur%20d%27%C3%A9tiquettes%20optiques
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les constructeurs proposent des moyens directs de saisie de l'information, tels que les lecteurs d'étiquettes magnétiques ou optiques. Ces lecteurs peuvent reconnaître des numéros d'identification et de prix ou seulement des codes d'identification. 1, record 1, French, - lecteur%20d%27%C3%A9tiquettes%20optiques
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-10-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Security
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hand-held wand 1, record 2, English, hand%2Dheld%20wand
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- handwand 1, record 2, English, handwand
- metal detection wand 1, record 2, English, metal%20detection%20wand
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- détecteur manuel
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9tecteur%20manuel
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- détecteur de métal 1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9tecteur%20de%20m%C3%A9tal
masculine noun
- détecteur manuel de métaux 1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9tecteur%20manuel%20de%20m%C3%A9taux
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Seguridad
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- detector de metales manual
1, record 2, Spanish, detector%20de%20metales%20manual
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-12-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Computer Hardware
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- MICR tag reader
1, record 3, English, MICR%20tag%20reader
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Page readers may have to handle only a couple of documents per second, but each page may contain up to 2000 characters. And in some applications, for example, the reading of sales tags with a hand-held "wand", the motion of the paper is completely avoided. 2, record 3, English, - MICR%20tag%20reader
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Matériel informatique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- lecteur d'étiquettes magnétiques
1, record 3, French, lecteur%20d%27%C3%A9tiquettes%20magn%C3%A9tiques
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les constructeurs proposent des moyens directs de saisie de l'information, tels que les lecteurs d'étiquettes magnétiques ou optiques. Ces lecteurs peuvent reconnaître des numéros d'identification et de prix ou seulement des codes d'identification. 1, record 3, French, - lecteur%20d%27%C3%A9tiquettes%20magn%C3%A9tiques
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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