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optical character reader

op·ti·cal char·ac·ter read·er (plural op·ti·cal char·ac·ter read·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
character scanner: a device for entering material into a computer by digitizing the image of a printed page, identifying the characters, and storing them as machine code for further processing. Initially such devices could recognize only a specially designed typeface, but modern readers can recognize a wide variety of typefaces and even handwriting.

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