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Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is a technology that enables the conversion of scanned images or printed text into machine-encoded text that can be easily edited, searched, and analyzed by computers. OCR technology works by using algorithms to identify individual characters in an image or document and then converting those characters into machine-encoded text. OCR can be applied to a wide range of printed materials, including books, magazines, newspapers, and even handwritten text.