Scanning, OCR and imaging software is used in optical and document scanners, specialized imaging equipment, and optical character recognition (OCR) systems.

Test, inspection and measurement software is used to design, automate and implement the testing of instruments and equipment, and the measurement of device parameters

Hand held bar code scanners are used typically as inventory or point of sale (POS) devices.

Computer-aided design (CAD) software, computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software, and computer-aided engineering (CAE) software is used in mechanical, electrical or electronic design; simulation, drafting, and engineering; and analysis and manufacturing

Bar code scanners are designed to read imprinted bar / matrix code symbologies.

Dimensional and profile scanners gather two-dimensional (2D) or three-dimensional (3D) information about an object

Fixed mount bar code scanners are designed to manually or mechanically read items passed by their scan windows.