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what is PDF OCR

How OCR Makes Scanned PDFs Searchable

August 18, 2026 by iLovePDF

A deep dive into Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology: how it analyzes pixel patterns, reconstructs text layers, and makes scanned documents 100% searchable.

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