optical character reader
noun [ C ] computing specialized uk/ˌɒp.tɪ.kəl ˈkær.ɪk.tə ˌriː.dər/ us/ˌɑːp.tɪ.kəl ˈker.ɪk.tɚ ˌriː.dɚ/ (abbreviation OCR)
光学字符阅读器
an electronic device that recognizes printed or written letters or numbers
Another growing use for scanners is as optical character readers. 扫描仪的另一个越来越多的用途是作为光学字符阅读器。
The charity will start raising cash for optical character readers that speak the printed word for blind people. 该慈善机构将开始为光学字符阅读器筹集资金，这些字符阅读器可以为盲人读出印刷字词。
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- Such a machine might have an optical character reader and might put on a barcode.
- Mail is sorted using multi-line optical character readers that scan the entire address, print a bar code on the envelope, and sort the mail into trays.
- Questionnaire results are easily quantified and presented numerically, especially if devices such as optical character readers are used.