OCR
American-
optical character reader.
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optical character recognition.
abbreviation
Example Sentences
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The exam board Cambridge OCR said earlier on Thursday that "the number of resit entries is still going in the wrong direction".
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Some estimate that at 2.25% now, the OCR is around 75 basis points below a neutral setting that is neither restrictive nor stimulative for the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
They are different from Cambridge OCR exams taken in UK state schools.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
The letter said that “opening an investigation does not mean that OCR has made a final determination with regard to the merits.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
The last 2/3 of this etext was: Scanned with OmniPage Professional OCR software donated by Caere Corporation, 1-800-535-7226.
From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 by William Cowper Brann
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