"ALPR" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ALPRs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ALPR (countable and uncountable, plural ALPRs)
  1. (US, law enforcement, uncountable) Initialism of automated/automatic license plate recognition. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: automated/automatic license plate recognition Categories (topical): Law enforcement Synonyms: ANPR
    Sense id: en-ALPR-en-noun-jAYjdrfD Categories (other): American English Topics: government, law-enforcement
  2. (US, law enforcement, countable) Initialism of automated/automatic license plate reader. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism Alternative form of: automated/automatic license plate reader Categories (topical): Law enforcement
    Sense id: en-ALPR-en-noun-rp9wAgpj Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74 Topics: government, law-enforcement
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: LPR (english: license plate recognition)

Inflected forms

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