handwriting recognition Last modified: Tuesday, June 15, 2004
(n.) The technique by which a computer system can recognize characters and other symbols written by hand in natural handwriting. The technology is used for identification and also on devices such as PDA and tablet PCs where a stylus is used to handwrite on a screen with a stylus, after which the computer turns the handwriting into digital text.
•E-mail this definition to a colleague• For internet.com pages about handwriting recognition . Also check out the following links! NICI handwriting recognition group  Nijmegen Institute for Cognition and Information(NICI)'s page on handwriting recognition, including information on current research projects. CEDAR home page CEDAR stands for the Center for Excellence for Document Analysis and Recognition, an organization involved with document analysis and recognition. Their site provides links to an introduction of their work, projects, publications, and resources. CENPARMI home page The home page for the Center for Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence (CENPARMI) provides links to information on research projects, publications, and telnet links to various libraries. Natural handwriting recognition for the Apple's Newton PDA Apple Newton reference page containing links to software alternatives for handwriting recognition. Overview of Natural Handwriting Recognition (NHR) Provides an overview of how Natural Handwriting Recognition works. Papyrus Associates home page Provides links to Papyrus Associate's products and services for handwriting recognition. From this page, you can download a free 30-day trial copy of their software, and read about company announcements, product reviews and benchmark testing.	Artificial Intelligence Input Devices Pervasive Computing digital ink hand-held computer PDA pen computer tablet PC Give Us Your Feedback Shopping handwriting recognition Products Compare Products,Prices and Stores Shop by Category: Software 5 Store Offers Cellular Phones 8 Model Matches