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  • BS 6616:1986

    Withdrawn A Withdrawn Standard is one, which is removed from sale, and its unique number can no longer be used. The Standard can be withdrawn and not replaced, or it can be withdrawn and replaced by a Standard with a different number.

    Specification for paper and print for optical character recognition (OCR)

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Withdrawn date:  18-01-2019

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  31-10-1986

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    Section 1 - General
    1 Scope
    2 Definitions
    3 Classification
    Section 2 - Paper quality
    4 Paper opacity
    5 Reflectance factor Ro
    6 Freedom from dirt
    Section 3 - Print quality
    7 Print quality characteristics
    Section 4 - Character positioning
    8 All character sets
    9 Character sets OCR-A and OCR-B
    Appendix A - Guidance on paper properties
    Appendix B - Method for measurement of reflectance factor Ro
    Appendix C - Methods for determining the quality of
                 print for optical character recognition
    Appendix D - Method for visual checking of print quality
                 of character sets OCR-A and OCR-B
    Appendix E - Method for construction of a COL gauge for
                 character sets OCR-A and OCR-B
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    Requirements for the optical properties of paper, print quality, and character positioning in printed matter for automatic optical character recognition using the character sets OCR-A, OCR-B and E13 B.

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    Committee W/-
    Development Note Supersedes 83/63637 DC. (06/2003) Inactive for the new design. (09/2008)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Withdrawn

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 5464-1:1977 Optical character recognition Character set OCR-A. Shapes and dimensions of the printed image
    BS 5464-2:1977 Optical character recognition Character set OCR-B. Shapes and dimensions of the printed image
    BS 4432-3:1980 Methods for determining optical properties of pulp, paper and board Determination of opacity (paper backing) of paper and board by the diffuse reflectance method
    BS 4810:1980 Specification for print for magnetic ink character recognition
    BS 5477:1977 Method for visual assessment, by grid assay, of dirt in paper for character recognition
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