OCR software - Optical character recognition software, included with some modern scanning and all-in-one devices, ...
OCR (optical character reading) is where you scan a printed document and the OCR software converts the bitmapped image of characters (the ABC's) in the scanned document into the actual characters in a program like Word or Word Perfect.
However, images can lose their quality when repeatedly edited and saved in this format. It is not recommended for scanned documents or text that's going to be used with OCR software because of the digital artifacts (unpleasant visual defects in an ...
Note that many of the bundles are often scaled down, less powerful versions of big-name software programs. Popular bundling packages can include photo-editing software, OCR software, and software that gives the scanner photocopying or fax capability.
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