"OCRable" meaning in English

See OCRable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From OCR + -able. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|OCR|-able}} OCR + -able Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} OCRable (not comparable)
  1. Able to be accurately scanned by OCR (optical character recognition). Tags: not-comparable
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          "ref": "2008 June, Ross L. Kodner, “Why I Still Hate Scanners”, in GPSolo Magazine, volume 25, number 4, page 36:",
          "text": "Finally, there's the expectation gap between what we think is OCRable and what can actually can be OCR'd. I can't tell you how many times I've talked to someone who has said, \"When I try and scan this thing, all I get is garbage. How come?\"—and the document in question is a preprinted state-specific divorce financial disclosure form replete with boxes and lines galore.",
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  "word": "OCRable"
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