By  Chiradeep BasuMallick – Optical character recognition (OCR) is a set of technologies and techniques used to automatically identify and extract text from unstructured documents like images, screenshots, and physical paper documents, with a high degree of accuracy powered by artificial intelligence and computer vision.

At its core, OCR is a digital reproduction framework that employs automation to convert scanned documents into editable and shareable PDF files.

Although the world is mainly digital today, the transition is not yet complete. Regardless of the industry or job, paper records are still ubiquitous. Scanning physical documents for digital processes may be time-consuming, but OCR technology can hasten the conversion process and produce more relevant files.

The primary advantage of optical character recognition is that it facilitates data input by enabling text search, editing, and storing. It allows organizations and individuals to save files on their PCs, tablets, and other devices or in cloud storage, guaranteeing that all material is universally accessible. This allows you to:

• Minimize document management costs
• Accelerate processes for all stakeholders
• Automate the processing and validation of material in domains like marketing, human resources, and so on.
• Consolidate and protect data in a centralized location.
• Safeguard against physical harm to papers (fires, theft, etc.)
• Increase efficiency by providing employees with access to the most recent information

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