data capture
Gathering digital input
Data capture is the process of collecting and recording information, especially converting it from one form to another for storage or processing.
The term often implies digitization—transferring data from paper forms, images, or physical sources into electronic systems: The software automates data capture from scanned invoices.
In technical contexts, it may refer to recording signals or measurements: real-time data capture from sensors.
- barcode scanningOptical product identification method
- point of saleTransaction completion location
- voice recognitionTechnology identifying spoken language
- formShape or document
- fileStored collection of data
sensors · web scraping · image processing · record · entry · real time · keyboard · mobile apps · touch screen · inventory management · scan · database systems · pen · biometric systems · paper · digitization · upload · collection
- digitizationdigitization, scanning, OCR, scanners, document imaging
- aerial mappingaerial photography, aerial photo, photogrammetry, satellite imagery, satellite image
- RFIDtag, RFID tags, reader, RFID chips, transponder
- capturecatch, seize, trap, snare, net
- inputtyping, keyboard input, clicking, touch input, tapping
- wiretappingwiretap, wiretapping, wiretaps, phone tapping, phone taps
data capturedata analysis
Systematic information interpretation
data storage · data processing · data visualization · data interpretation · data retrieval