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Abstract

As we move ahead in technology advancements, from simple data processing, to intelligent computing, one area of research undergoing advancement, is the system of reading text characters on an image. Optical Character Recognition (OCR) system is used for converting text characters on images into computer editable text characters. It includes steps such as Image acquisition, pre-processing of the image, segmentation of lines and characters, recognition of characters, and finally application. The image acquisition step determines the method for obtaining the image. Pre-processing of image includes enhancement of the image to make it suitable for recognition. Segmentation is the extraction of the character part of the image. Recognition is the comparison of the sample image with the template image. This paper focuses on the OCR system and includes information regarding the various operations that may be performed on the image for the recognition of characters.