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“ETL Character Database” is a collection of images of about 1.2 million hand-written and machine-printed numerals, symbols, Latin alphabets and Japanese characters and compiled in 9 datasets (ETL-1 to ETL-9). This database has been collected by Electrotechnical Laboratory (currently reorganized as the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)) under the cooperation with… Read More »

The ETL Character Database (hereinafter the “Database”) had been supplied by the Electrotechnical Laboratory (ETL) and consequently by its reorganized successor the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) by sending recorded media like magnetic tapes and CD-R with the postal mail. The Database is now available for download. Anyone who wants to obtain copies… Read More »