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BS 6616:1986

Withdrawn

Withdrawn

A Withdrawn Standard is one, which is removed from sale, and its unique number can no longer be used. The Standard can be withdrawn and not replaced, or it can be withdrawn and replaced by a Standard with a different number.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Withdrawn date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

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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
Publications referred to

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.

Committee
W/-
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 83/63637 DC. (06/2003) Inactive for the new design. (09/2008)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
24
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Withdrawn

Standards Relationship
ISO 1831:1980 Similar to

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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