Optical-center
noun, Printing.
1.
a point about ten percent above the exact center of a printed page or layout.
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- Optical-character-recognition
noun, Computers. 1. the process or technology of reading data in printed form by a device (optical character reader) that scans and identifies characters. Abbreviation: OCR. optical character recognition The electronic identification and digital encoding of printed or handwritten characters by means of an optical scanner and specialized software.
- Optical-computer
noun 1. an experimental computer that uses photons rather than electrical impulses to process data a thousand times faster than with conventional integrated circuits.
- Optical crown
noun 1. an optical glass of low dispersion and relatively low refractive index. It is used in the construction of lenses
- Optical density
noun 1. (physics) the former name for reflection density, transmission density optical density n. See absorbance.
- Optical-disk
noun, Computers, Television. 1. Also, optical disc. Also called laser disk. a grooveless disk on which digital data, as text, music, or pictures, is stored as tiny pits in the surface and is read or replayed by a laser beam scanning the surface. 2. . optical disk or optical disc A plastic-coated disk that stores […]