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OCR

NOUN
optical character recognition
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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

This is the third 10-day deadline issued by the OCR to SJSU, the first in January and the second having expired last weekend.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 24, 2026

On none of these samples was OCR performed; they were all rekeyed.

From Library of Congress Workshop on Etexts by Library of Congress




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