Computer Glossary O
OCR optical character recognition. Software that analyses
scanned images and translates the letters and numbers it
recognises into editable text for use in applications such as
word processors.
OLE object linking and embedding. Allows files or data created
by one application to be linked or embedded in another. Excel
spreadsheets can be placed in Word documents, for example,
and any further changes to the original will be reflected in the
linked version.
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