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  • BS 5464-1:1977

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    Optical character recognition Character set OCR-A. Shapes and dimensions of the printed image

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  29-04-1977

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Cooperating organizations
    Specification
    1. General
    2. Character set OCR-A
    3. Character shapes and dimensions
    4. Use of the table of values
    5. Radii and corners
    6. Relative vertical position of printed characters
    7. Relative horizontal position of printed characters
    Tables
    1. OCR-A printing frame dimensions
    2. Radii
    3. OCR-A values

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    Establishes a common basis for printing and optical scanning equipment for interchange applications.

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    This International Standard for character shapes and sizes is intended to facilitate and foster the use of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) in data processing, by defining character shapes suitable for both human and machine reading.

    It establishes a common basis for printing equipment and optical scanning equipment for OCR interchange applications.

    Additional International Standards will cover the print quality and the relevant characteristics of the formats needed to satisfy interchange requirements.

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    Committee IST/12
    Development Note Also numbered as ISO 1073-1. Supersedes 75/73081 DC. (08/2005)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 6616:1986 Specification for paper and print for optical character recognition (OCR)
    BS 5464-3:1983 Optical character recognition Method of coding machine readable characters (MICR and OCR) for information processing
    BS EN 726-6:1996 Identification card systems. Telecommunications. Integrated circuit(s) cards and terminals Telecommunication features
    BS 7106-1:1989 Guide to recording techniques for information on identification cards Embossing

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    ISO 31-0:1992 Quantities and units Part 0: General principles
    BS 4730:1993 Specification for UK 7-bit coded character set
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