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マーク読取り装置 (マークよみとりそうち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

マーク読よみ取とり装そう置ち

Meanings

1

noun

mark reader; mark reading device

computing

Computing term for a device that reads marks (e.g., OMR sheets, barcodes, check marks).

試し験けんの答とう案あんはマーク読よみ取とり装そう置ちで採さい点てんされます。
Exam answer sheets are graded by a mark reader.
このマーク読よみ取とり装そう置ちはバーコードも読よみ取とれます。
This mark reader can also read barcodes.

Written forms

マーク読よみ取とり装そう置ち
Standard technical spelling; 読取り is a common kanji-kana mix for 'reading' in compound nouns.
マーク読よみ取とり装そう置ち
Variant with 読取 (okurigana omission), often seen in technical documents.

Kanji

読read
取

take, fetch, take up

装attire, dress, pretend

置placement, put, set

Similar words

OMR
OMR (Optical Mark Recognition) is the technology; マーク読取り装置 is the physical device that performs OMR.
バーコードリーダー
A barcode reader is a specific type of mark reader, but マーク読取り装置 can refer to a broader range of mark-reading devices.

Etymology

Compound of マーク (mark) + 読取り (reading) + 装置 (device). A straightforward technical term.