/ Dictionary / Index O optical character recognition: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: op'tical char'acter recogni"tion Pronunciation: [key] — Computers. Computers. the process or technology of reading data in printed form by a devicethat scans and identifies characters. Abbr.: OCR Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. optical center optical computer Related Content Daily Word Quiz: labyrinth Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language