optical recognition

[ɑp-tɪ-kəl rek-əg-nɪ-ʃən]
nounpl: optical recognitions
reconhecimento óptico
1. A technology that uses optical scanning to identify and convert printed or handwritten characters, images, or patterns into digital data
Optical recognition software scanned the document and converted it into editable text.
O software de reconhecimento óptico digitalizou o documento e o converteu em texto editável.
2. The process of reading and interpreting visual information using light-based sensing technology
The postal service uses optical recognition to sort mail by reading addresses.
O serviço postal utiliza reconhecimento óptico para classificar correspondências lendo endereços.
Optical recognition is a fundamental technology in modern digital workflows, widely adopted in Brazil and globally for document management, postal services, banking, and data processing. The term is used consistently across Portuguese-speaking countries in formal and technical contexts.
Synonyms / Sinônimos
optical character recognitionOCRpattern recognitionimage recognitionvisual recognition
Antonyms / Antônimos
manual recognitionhuman interpretation

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
reconhecimento óptico
Standard term used in technology and business contexts
São Paulo
reconhecimento óptico
Commonly used in tech industries; sometimes abbreviated as RO
Portugal
reconhecimento óptico
Same as Brazilian Portuguese; used in technical documentation

Related Words

barcode scanningimage processingmachine learningcomputer visiondocument digitizationcharacter recognition

Related Idioms & Phrases

optical recognition technology
optical character recognition (OCR) system
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