Optical character recognition
Data entry is the most expensive component of data processing, because it requires extensive clerical staff work to enter data. Automating data entry, both typed and handwritten, is a significant application that can provide high returns. Optical character recognition (OCR) technology is used for data entry by scanning typed or printed words in a form. Initially, people used dedicated OCD scanners. Now, OCR technology is available in software. OCR technology, used as a means of data entry, may be used for capturing entire paragraphs of text. The capturing text is almost always entered as a field in a database or in an editable document.
