Capture Components Defined
OCR, ICR, OMR - It's All Here + More

Categorization—Organizing documents, Web pages, and other content into logical groupings, based on their contents.

COLD/ERM (Computer Output to Laser Disk/Enterprise Report Management) - Stores and indexes computer output (reports primarily) on magnetic disks, optical discs, and magnetic tape.

Document Imaging—Process of capturing, storing, and retrieving documents regardless of original format, using micrographics and/or electronic imaging (scanning, OCR, ICR, etc.).

E-Forms/Web Forms—Forms designed, managed, and processed completely in an electronic environment.

Forms Processing—The ability for software to accept scanned forms and extract data from the boxes and lines to populate databases. Software usually includes the ability to drop out the form so that recognition accuracy improves. Intelligent Document Recognition automatically identifies document types from the layout and structure of the document.

HCR (Handprint Character Recognition) - OCR technology designed to turn images of handprint characters into ASCII code.

ICR (Intelligent Character Recognition) - Advanced form of OCR technology that may include capabilities such as learning fonts during processing or using context to strengthen probabilities of correct recognition or that can recognize handprint characters.

Indexing—Identification of specific attributes of a document or database record to facilitate retrieval.

Input Designs—Templates used to enable authors to more easily enter content into a system, typically customized, based on the type and format of content to be entered.

OCR (Optical Character Recognition) - Technique by which images of characters can be machine-identified, then converted into computer processable codes.

OMR (Optical Mark Recognition) - Detects presence, or absence, of marks in defined areas; used for processing questionnaires, standardized tests, etc.

XML (eXtensible Markup Language) - An established standard, based on the Standard Generalized Markup Language, designed to facilitate document construction from standard data items. Also used as a generic data exchange mechanism.