Question by First L: Is there a machine that will scan a book into a word document?
I’ve heard of a machine that allows a person to scan a book into a computer and then later search text using “control f”. From what I heard it is necessary to cut the binding of the book. Does anyone know what I’m talking about?

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Answer by petsnakes
OCR

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_character_recognition

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I’ve heard of a machine that allows a person to scan a book into a computer and then later search text using “control f”. From what I heard it is necessary to cut the binding of the book. Does anyone know what I’m talking about?