Monday, October 7, 2013

Difference between MICR and OCR


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Difference between MICR and OCR:
These are the types of scanner used for direct data entry into computer. These scanners help in efficient data entry.


MICR
OCR
1
Known as magnetic ink character
Recognition.
Known as optical character reader

2
This scanner can read the characters Printed with magnetic ink.
These scanner can read the standard printed character  Printed with normal ink
3
It uses principal of magnetism for
Reading characters.
It uses principal of optics (light) for reading Characters.
4
It is mainly used in banking industry for Reading and decoding of cheques / Drafts efficiently and securely.
Used for efficient reading of high volume of printed Data like letters, news paper materials etc.

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