OCR

おーしーあーる

noun

optical character recognition, OCR

1. OCR; optical character recognition

Technology that converts scanned images of printed or handwritten text into editable, searchable digital text, commonly built into scanners and scanning apps.

OCRで文字(もじ)を読(よ)み取(と)った。

I used OCR to read the characters.

このスキャナーにはOCR機能(きのう)が付(つ)いている。

This scanner has an OCR function built in.

古(ふる)い書類(しょるい)をOCRでデジタル化(か)して、検索(けんさく)できるようにした。

I used OCR to digitize the old documents so they could be searched.

OCR (Optical Character Recognition) is read letter by letter as オーシーアール. It refers to software that recognizes text within a scanned image and converts it into editable digital text.

Common expressions

OCR機能(きのう): OCR function
OCRで読(よ)み取(と)る: to scan/recognize with OCR
OCR処理(しょり): OCR processing

Used with スキャナー (scanners) and scanning apps to digitize printed documents, business cards, and receipts so their text can be searched or edited.

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Added 2026.9.17 15:43 · Revised 2026.9.17 16:02

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