Korean slang profile
OCR
OCR
An abbreviation for optical character recognition in information technology.
An abbreviation for optical character recognition in information technology.
- Expanded form
- 광학문자인식광학문자인식 (optical character recognition)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Apr 14, 2020
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
문서 처리 기능을 소개하면서 OCR이라는 말을 썼어.
I used the term OCR while introducing document-processing features.
02Documented history
- April 2020전자신문 introduced ‘광학문자인식(OCR)’ as one of the technologies used in intelligent document processing.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The 2020 article examined gives ‘광학문자인식’ (optical character recognition) alongside the abbreviation. When and why the abbreviation was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The expanded form and meaning were checked in one article. Direct evidence of its first use could not be found.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 오토메이션애니웨어, '지능형 문서 처리' 부문 리더·스타 기업 선정 (전자신문)Published Apr 14, 2020Original source checked Nov 13, 2026