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Old 02-01-2015, 04:57 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by Toxaris View Post
It really depends on the source. Some errors can be found by a simple spell checker, but some not of course. ...
Also, the spell checker can't be relied on to auto-correct with more than only a moderately decent accuracy which means manual correction of each found error.

Also, the error rate for OCR software drops significantly when working from scans of books in poor condition (e.g. foxing, stains, yellowing, ...), printed poorly, and/or printed on poor quality paper.
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