Glossary
OCR
Quick answer
Optical character recognition: software that turns text in scans, photos or PDFs into machine-readable text.
Many business archives are scanned forms, invoices, contracts and handwritten notes. OCR makes them searchable and usable, but it makes mistakes, especially with handwriting, tables and poor scans.
Before scanned records are licensed, OCR output is usually checked for accuracy and reviewed for personal details, because names and numbers inside images are easy to miss.
Why OCR matters when licensing company data to AI
OCR, or optical character recognition, turns text in scans, photos and PDFs into machine-readable text. Many business archives are scanned invoices, forms, contracts and handwritten notes, so OCR is often an early preparation step. Before scanned records are licensed, the output is checked for accuracy and reviewed for personal details, because names and numbers inside images are easy to miss.
- 01Your work records
- 02Personal details removed
- 03You approve the release
- 04Licensed to AI developers
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