optacon

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From optical-to-tactile converter.

Noun[edit]

optacon (plural optacons)

  1. An electromechanical device that selectively raises small rods over the darker parts of a document, and thus enables blind people to read printed material that has not been transcribed into Braille.

Translations[edit]

Italian[edit]

Noun[edit]

optacon m (invariable)

  1. optacon