a combination of scanner and special software that converts printed text into electronic ASCII characters
A software that recognizes and extracts text from the image produced by a scanner.
An optical device that scans and identifies characters on a printed page.
An automatic mail sorting system that locates the address written on the face of an envelope and reads the city, state, and ZIP Code, prints a bar code, and sorts the mail.
A device used for optical character recognition.
postal equipment that "reads" the address on an envelope. Sometimes this term is also used for the entire system, including the device that sprays the address on the envelope as a bar code.
A device which can optically analyze a printed text, recognize the letters or other characters, and store this information as a computer text file. OCRs are usually limited to recognizing the styles and sizes of type for which they are programmed.
Computerized mail processing machine that scans the addresses on mail and prints the corresponding barcode on the piece. The barcoded piece then goes to the barcode sorter for sorting. See also OCR
Electronic scanning device that can read characters, either typed with a special OCR font or computer created, and convert these characters to magnetic form.
An automated mail processing machine that optically scans letter mail, locates the address and translates the address information into a bar code representation of the ZIP+4 delivery point bar code.
