A handheld optical reader used to read typewritten fonts, printed fonts, OCR fonts and bar codes. The wand is waved over each line of characters or codes in a single pass.
Wand
Handheld optical character readers, or wands, are increasingly being used to capture retail product information in point of sale applications.
Wand
Handheld optical character readers, or wands, are increasingly being used to capture retail product information in point of sale applications.
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