Definition: TAWPI

(The Association for Work Process Improvement, Boston, MA) A membership organization dedicated to the improvement of work processes in data capture, document and remittance processing. TAWPI was originally the OCR Users Association (OCRUA) founded in 1970, which was renamed the Recognition Technology Users Association (RTUA) in 1981. In 1993, RTUA merged with DEMA (Association for Input Technology and Management) and various OCR/Scanner/Fax associations and changed its name to TAWPI.