Skaneeritavus

Skaneeritavus refers to the property of a document, interface, or object that determines how easily it can be scanned by people or machines to extract information. It covers both human readability during quick visual scanning and machine readability for optical character recognition and automated data capture. The concept is used in information design, document digitization, and accessibility work.

Several factors influence skaneeritavus. Typography choices (font type, size, line length, spacing), contrast and color, image quality, and the presence of noise or blur affect how easily content can be captured. Page structure and layout, including headings, lists, and tables, guide scanning. Encoding and metadata quality, as well as the availability of machine-readable marks such as barcodes or QR codes, improve machine interpretability. For digital content, semantic markup and accessible tagging also contribute to skaneeritavus.

Measurement and evaluation of skaneeritavus typically involve metrics such as OCR accuracy (character or word error rate), scan success rate for data capture tasks, and the time or effort required to locate key information. Evaluation methods may include automated tests with standardized document sets and human usability studies, sometimes employing eye-tracking or task-based experiments.

Applications of skaneeritavus span digitization projects, libraries and archives, forms processing, packaging labels, and web or mobile interfaces. Practices that enhance skaneeritavus include high-contrast, clean scans; left-aligned, simple typography; consistent layouts; OCR-friendly encoding; and the use of metadata and machine-readable marks. Regions of tension may exist between machine readability and human aesthetics, requiring balanced design and testing.