noun
automatic number-plate recognition equipment; ANPR system
Technical term used in traffic enforcement, parking management, and security systems. Often abbreviated as ANPR.
警察は自動車ナンバー自動読取装置を使って盗難車を発見した。
The police used automatic number-plate recognition equipment to find the stolen car.
駐車場に自動車ナンバー自動読取装置が設置されている。
Automatic number-plate recognition equipment is installed in the parking lot.
A more general term for license plate recognition systems, not necessarily implying fully automatic reading equipment.
Compound of 自動車 (car), ナンバー (number plate), 自動 (automatic), 読取 (reading), and 装置 (equipment). A straightforward technical term.