What is another word for optical character reading?
Pronunciation: [ˈɒptɪkə͡l kˈaɹɪktə ɹˈiːdɪŋ] (IPA) 
Optical character reading is also known as OCR, optical character recognition or sometimes machine reading. OCR is a technology that enables the conversion of scanned documents, images or pictures into machine-readable text files. Other synonyms for OCR can include automated document scanning, electronic document conversion or computerized document recognition. OCR is used widely in various sectors because it helps users to extract text from large volumes of documents in a faster and more accurate way. It is also useful as a tool for data entry, translating physical documents into editable text files that can easily be manipulated for subsequent analysis.
