Automatic Number Plate Recognition
Terms and Expressions

List of frequently used terms, abbreviations and expressions related to Automatic Number Plate Recognition.

AI	Intelligence exhibited by anything, but usually computer software developed / manufactured by humans
ANPR	Automatic Number Plate Recognition
ANPR Camera	Camera specially designed to work with an ANPR System
ANPR Software Library	A Software Library with main functionality of performing Automatic Number Plate Recognition
Automatic Car Identification	Automatic Vehicle Identification
Automatic Car Recognition	Automatic Vehicle Recognition
Automatic License Plate Recognition	License Plate Recognition
Automatic License Recognition	Automatic License Plate Recognition
Automatic Number Plate Recognition	License Plate Recognition
Automatic Number Plate Recognition System	An integrated computerised system desigend for license plate recognition
Automatic Parking	Parking system managed without human managers, typically using ticketing machines combined with license plate recognition for automatic vehicle access and automation of payments
Automatic Plate Recognition	License Plate Recognition
Automatic Registration Plate Identification	License Plate Recognition
Automatic Vehicle Identification	Automatic, i.e. computerised identification of vehicles, usually by automatic recognition of their license plates
Automatic Vehicle Recognition	Automatic, i.e. computerised recognition of vehicles by their shape and/or by automatic recognition of their license plates
AVIS	Automatic Vehicle Identification System= Vehicle Identification System
AVRS	Automatic Vehicle Recognition System
Car License Identification	License Plate Recognition
Car License Plate Detection and Recognition System	License Plate Recognition System
Car License Plate Recognition	License Plate Recognition
Car Number Ocr	License Plate Recognition
Car Plate	License Plate
Car Plate	License Plate
Car Plate Reader	Software or hardware for License Plate Recognition
Car Plate Reading	License Plate Recognition
Car Plate Recognition	License Plate Recognition
Car Plate Recognition	License Plate Recognition
Car Recognition	Automatic Vehicle Recognition
Car Surveillance System	Computer system to monitor and observe vehicle movement
Carplate Recognition	License Plate Recognition
CPR	Car Plate Recognition
GUI	Graphical User Interface. A software front-end meant to provide a graphical, attractive and easy to use interface between the user of the computer and application
Intelligent Camera	Camera with integrated processing (computational) capabilites, usually an industrial PC build together with a camera
ITS	Intelligent Transportation Systems. A wide range of different technologies (data input, information processing, communications, control and electronics) pplied to transportation systems to improve efficiency, save time, money and lives
Licence Plate Reader	License Plate Reader
Licence Plate Recognition	License Plate Recognition
License ID Reader	License Plate Reader
License Plate	Small size (5x11cm in Europe) plate with distinguishing alphanumeric signs attached to a vehicle. Vehicles are registered and uniquelly identified in databases by the text written on their license plate. License plate also means the alphanumeric identification sign itself.
License Plate ID	License Plate Number
License Plate identification	License Plate Recognition
License Plate Number	The registration number on the License Plate
License Plate Reader	A computer device with software or a software that reads lincese plates: performs license plate recognition.
License Plate Recognition	The computerised process of converting the digital image of a vehicle's license plate into a digital ASCII text of the vehicle's registration number
License Plate Registration Number	License Plate Number
License Plates Identification	License Plate Recognition
LicensePlate Recognition	License Plate Recognition
LPR	License Plate Recognition
LPR Camera	ANPR Camera
LPR Parking System	Parking system equipped with license plate recognition for automation
LPR Software Library	ANPR Software Library
LPR System	License Plate Recognition System
LPR Unit	An integrated hardware-software device for license plate recognition
Machine Learning	Algorithms implemented by computer software to eanble computers to improve solving tasks by automatic analysis of large number of input data
Mobile ANPR Unit	Portable, mobile integrated hardware-software device for license plate recognition
Mobile LPR Unit	Mobile ANPR Unit
Motorway Road Tolling	Way of funding the imporvements of highways, motorways, roads and bridges: direct payment made by motorists for the usage of particular segment of road infrastructures
Neural Networks	An artificial neural network. A biologically inspired mathematical model for information processing based on a connectionist approach to computation, derivated from the examination of bioelectrical networks in the brain formed by neurons and their synapses
NPR	Number Plate Recognition
Number Plate	License Plate
Number Plate Identification	License Plate Recognition
Number Plate Reader	License Plate Reader
Number Plate Recognition	License Plate Recognition
Numberplate	License Plate
numberplate recognition	License Plate Recognition
OCR	Optical Character Recognition. Both the process of scanning text from a printed document into a digital text file and the type of software which carries this process out
Optical Character Recognition for Cars	License Plate Recognition
Optical License Plate Recognition	License Plate Recognition
optical plate recognition	License Plate Recognition
Pattern recognition	Field of science within the area of computer science. Algorithms to process digital pictures int order to extract meaningful information from them.
plate identification	License Plate Recognition
Plate Number	License Plate
Plate Reader	License Plate Reader
Plate Recognition	License Plate Recognition
Recognition Engine	Core License Plate Recognition software library
Registration plate	License Plate
Software Library	A collection of - usually higly optimised - functions of subprograms provided to develop software programs. Functions of the software library are called/invoked from the application software
Toll Collection	Motorway Road Tolling
Traffic Surveillance	Monitoring traffic situations, identifying vehicles and their behaviour, gathering data pertaining to road network use/abuse for the purpose of providing assistance to emergency or services for increased safety and reduced costs.
Traffic Surveillance Technology	Methods, paradigms and devices developed and used for traffic surveillance
UI	User Interface. A software front-end meant to provide an interface between the user of the computer and the application
Vehicle	Human created, wheeled, non-living means for motorised road transportation: cars, motorcycles, trucks, etc.
Vehicle License Plate Identification	License Plate Recognition
Vehicle License Plate Reader	License Plate Reader
Vehicle Numberplate Identification	License Plate Recognition
Vehicle Plate Reader	License Plate Reader
Vehicle Plate Recognition	License Plate Recognition
Vehicle Recognition	Automatic Vehicle Recognition
Vehicle Recognition System	Integrated hardware-software computer devices designed and used for automatic vehicle recognition
VIN	Vehicle Identification Number, the Plate Number
VIS	Vehicle Identification System: computer system automatically identifying vehicles
VRS	Vehicle Recognition System