What is the role of Optical Character Recognition in enabling text images?

OCR (optical character recognition) is a useful tool for text images. It is mainly used for the extraction of text from images. There are various algorithms present in OCR technology to serve text from images. Before extracting text from images it processes the images and after identifying characters, OCR reconstructs the recognized images in readable texts.

There is a significant use of OCR in the data extraction field. It helps in converting physical documents into digital formats. There it helps in data entry processes in fields like invoices, forms, receipts, and various other relevant fields. OCR is here to assist visually impaired persons. This provides help to them by converting text from images into speech or readable formats.

In other fields, it is used for language translation and automation in various sectors like health, banking, and other sectors. By using OCR one can enhance search capabilities by making image content searchable.