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OCRable en · ADJ

Etymology

From OCR + -able.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Able to be accurately scanned by OCR (optical character recognition).
    • Finally, there's the expectation gap between what we think is OCRable and what can actually can be OCR'd. I can't tell you how many times I've talked to someone who has said, "When I try and scan this thing, all I get is garbage. How come?"—and the document in question is a preprinted state-specific divorce financial disclosure form replete with boxes and lines galore. 2008 June, Ross L. Kodner, “Why I Still Hate Scanners”, in GPSolo Magazine, volume 25, number 4, page 36: