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OCR may refer to:

Medicine

OoCyte Retrieval
Transvaginal OoCyte Retrieval used in in vitro fertilization

Computing

Optical character recognition
Computer software designed to translate images of typewritten text into machine-editable text, for example using OCR you can scan a printed document directly into a word processing software like OpenOffice.org Writer or MS Word and edit it there whereas normally a scanned page would be saved as an image.

Education

Examination board
OCR (examination board), a British examination board

Economics

Official Cash Rate
in banking
Optimum currency region
a theoretical optimal area where one currency would make most benefit

Media and music

Original cast recording
OverClocked ReMix
a web site dedicated to reviving computer music.

Archaeology

Oxidizable carbon ratio dating
a method of absolute dating.

US agencies — "Offices of Civil Rights"

Office of Civil Rights
a common sub-agency or sub-component name of U.S. federal agencies, including:
State Office of Civil Rights
U.S. Department of State
GSA Office of Civil Rights
General Services Administration
Office for Civil Rights
a common sub-agency or sub-component name of U.S. federal agencies, including:
ED Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Education
HHS Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
DOJ Office for Civil Rights
Office of Justice Programs (OJP) – U.S. Department of Justice