optical bar-code reader
1bar code — universal product code; UPC A code, consisting of an array of parallel rectangular bars and spaces, printed on a package for sale in a retail outlet. When an optical scanner (bar code reader) reads the bar code at the checkout till (see… …
2Optical character recognition — Optical character recognition, usually abbreviated to OCR, is the mechanical or electronic translation of scanned images of handwritten, typewritten or printed text into machine encoded text. It is widely used to convert books and documents into… …
3Optical mark recognition — (also called Optical Mark Reading and OMR) is the process of capturing human marked data from document forms such as surveys and tests. Contents 1 OMR background 2 OMR software 2.1 Open Source …
4optical scanning — the process of interpreting data in printed, handwritten, bar code, or other visual form by a device (optical scanner or reader) that scans and identifies the data. Cf. optical character recognition. [1955 60] * * * …
5optical scanning — the process of interpreting data in printed, handwritten, bar code, or other visual form by a device (optical scanner or reader) that scans and identifies the data. Cf. optical character recognition. [1955 60] …
6Optical Character Reader — An input device which optically reads bar code data into a digital form usable to a computer. See also Magnetic Ink Character Reader …
7Optical Sensor Wand — A hand held input device for reading bar code data into a optical character reader …
8Card reader — A card reader is a data input device that reads data from a card shaped storage medium. Historically, paper or cardboard punched cards were used throughout the first several decades of the computer industry to store information and write programs …
9Barcode reader — A barcode reader (or barcode scanner) is an electronic device for reading printed barcodes. Like a flatbed scanner, it consists of a light source, a lens and a photo conductor translating optical impulses into electrical ones. Additionally,… …
10ZIP code — Mr. ZIP promoted the use of ZIP codes for the USPS during the 1960s and 1970s. ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS) since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan,[1] is properly… …
