Five differences between OCR,OMR and MICR
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OCR
OCR is a scanner that scans the pages comprised of texts.
OCR can scan any type of printed text.
It can scan the special information present in cheques.
All type of ink are used in OCR.
In OCR, Scanned data is used for editing or printing.
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The job of an OMR (Optical Mark Recognition) reader is to detect the marks located at some specific positions on printed forms. It is mainly used as an input method for inserting a huge amount of data such as in answer sheet containing the answers of the multiple-choice questions.
The OMR is functionable with an only special document. It is comprised of timing tracks at the one edge of the form, and these tracks signify the place from where the scanner starts reading marks. It also contains form ID marks that resemble to black boxes situated on the top or bottom of the form. The bubble in the OMR sheet must be precisely placed, and the cuts are also carved in a precise order.
However, the accuracy attained by OMR can be greater than in the case of OCR if it is designed properly.
MICR
MICR supports variety of shapes of fonts.
It supports only Pre-defined fonts like E-138 and CMC-7.
In MICR, only special type – magnetic ink created using iron oxide are used.
In MICR is a character scanning technology but it utilizes a magnetic ink and special characters.
In MICR, Scanned data is used for processing the cheques.