Unit
Specifications
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Appendix A: Glossary
Listed below are definitions for some of the more technical terms included in this manual. They
appear in alphabetical order.
ABSENTEE COUNT card
A special card that when inserted in the AccuVote-OS unit, signals the unit to
begin reading absentee ballots. Any ballot inserted after this card will be read
as an absentee ballot.
AccuVote-OS ballot processing unit
A unit, the size of a laptop computer, that uses mark-sense technology to read
both sides of a ballot simultaneously. All ballot information is stored on a
removable, 32kB, 64kB, or 128kB memory card.
ACK code
Shortened form of Acknowledge Character.
Audit Report
A record of the processes performed, and/or the changes made to the system's
data.
ballot box
The sealed box used to secure voted ballots and carry them from the precinct
to the central vote counter. This box is also used to house the AccuVote-OS
ballot processing unit during the ballot-counting process.
ballot card
A single piece of paper on which is printed race and candidate information for
the voters to vote on. Each ballot type is made up of one or more physical ballot
cards.
ballot deflector
A gate located inside the ballot box, which is activated by the AccuVote-OS
ballot processing unit. When signalled, the deflector moves to direct the ballot
into the appropriate storage slot within the ballot box.
blank voting
Blank voting is when a voter does not vote for any candidates in the race.
card identification marks
These are small black boxes that appear along the width of the ballot card
opposite the diagnostic marks on both the front and back of the ballot card.
The ID marks identify the card sequence, card number, precinct number, ender
mark, election type and election date.
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
The part of a computer where commands are received, decoded, and carried
out. Every computer has a CPU.
delimiter
A special character used to separate parts of data such as strings of
characters.
