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There are two (2) types of Optical Readers. Which of the descriptions below refers to Optical Character Recognition (OCR Reader)?
A
Reads hand-drawn marks such as small circles or rectangles
B
Reads characters from ordinary documents
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The two main types of OCR algorithms or software processes that an OCR software uses for text recognition are called pattern matching and feature extraction.

Detailed explanation-2: -OCR stands for “Optical Character Recognition.” It is a technology that recognizes text within a digital image. It is commonly used to recognize text in scanned documents and images.

Detailed explanation-3: -Features of OCR Usually, OCR uses a modular architecture that is open, scaleable and workflow controlled. It includes forms definition, scanning, image pre-processing, and recognition capabilities.

Detailed explanation-4: -Of the three technologies covered, OMR is the fastest and most accurate, followed by OCR, and then ICR. Especially with ICR, it is important to realize that there will be some handwriting that is just impossible to read and you will have to do some clean up in your data after processing.

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