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Glossary

Plug and play

A mechanism used to immediately detect a peripheral device when it is plugged
into a computer, and search for an appropriate driver automatically, so that the
device becomes operable.

Port Number

A number used to identify the transmission port assigned to each process run-
ning on a computer on the network. The same port cannot be used by multiple
processes.

PPI

The acronym for Pixels Per Inch, Measuring unit for resolution, particularly for
monitors and scanners. It indicates how many pixels are contained per inch.

Preview

A function allowing you to view an image before being processed for printing or
scanning.

Print job

A print request transmitted from a computer to a printing device.

Printer driver

Software that works as a bridge between a computer and a printer.

Property

Attribute information. When using a printer driver, various functions can be spec-
ified in the file properties. By using properties of a file, you can check the attribute
information about the file.

Protocol

A rule enabling a computer to communicate with other computers or peripherals.

Proxy server

A server that is installed to act as an intermediary connection between each client
and different servers to effectively ensure security over the entire system for In-
ternet connections.

Resolution

The resolution value indicates how much detail of an object can be reproduced
precisely on an image or a print matter.

Scanning

The reading of an image in scanner operation by moving aligned image sensors
step by step. The direction of moving image sensors is called the main scanning
direction, and the direction of image sensors alignment is called the sub-scan-
ning direction.

Screen frequency

The density of dots used to create the image.

Single-page TIFF

A TIFF file that contains only a single page.

SMB

The acronym for Server Message Block. This is a protocol for sharing files and
printers mainly over the Windows network.

SSL/TLS

The acronym for Secure Socket Layer/Transport Layer Security, an encoding
method used to securely transmit data between the Web server and a browser.

Subnet mask

A value used to divide a TCP/IP network into small networks (subnetworks). This
is used to identify how many higher-order bits of an IP address are used for the
network address.

TCP/IP

The acronym for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. It is a de facto
standard protocol widely used for the Internet. An IP address is used to identify
each network device.

Thumbnail

A function of displaying the content of an image or document file by a small image
(image displayed when the file is opened).

TIFF

The acronym for Tagged Image File Format, One of the file formats used for sav-
ing image data. (The file extension is ".tif".) By using the "tag" indicating the data
type, information for various image formats can be saved in a single image data.

TWAIN

An interface standard defined for between imaging devices including scanners
and digital cameras and applications including graphics software. To use a
TWAIN compatible device, a relevant TWAIN driver is required.

Uninstallation

To delete software installed on a computer.

USB

The acronym for Universal Serial Bus. This is a general-purpose interface defined
for connecting a mouse, printer, and other devices with a computer.

Web browser

Software used to view Web pages. Typical Web browsers include Internet Explor-
er and Netscape Navigator.

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