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OCRSpell: an interactive spelling correction system for OCR errors in text

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In this paper, we describe a spelling correction system designed specifically for OCR-generated text that selects candidate words through the use of information gathered from multiple knowledge sources. This system for text correction is based on static and dynamic device mappings, approximate string matching, and n-gram analysis. Our statistically based, Bayesian system incorporates a learning feature that collects confusion information at the collection and document levels. An evaluation of the new system is presented as well.

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  1. Information Science Research Institute, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4021, USA; e-mail: taghva@isri.unlv.edu , , , , , , US

    Kazem Taghva & Eric Stofsky

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Received August 16, 2000 / Revised October 6, 2000

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Taghva, K., Stofsky, E. OCRSpell: an interactive spelling correction system for OCR errors in text. IJDAR 3, 125–137 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00013558

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