AI Glossary

Optical Character Recognition

Optical character recognition converts text visible in an image or scanned document into machine-readable characters that software can search or process.

Also known as: OCR; text recognition

Why it matters in collision repair

OCR can help capture VINs, license plates, invoices, parts labels, calibration reports, and other printed information used in repair and claim workflows.

Collision-industry example

An inspection application reads the VIN from a dashboard photograph and places the characters into the claim record for verification.