Scanning Glossary
Here is a list of terms that may be beneficial to you if you
are unfamiliar with the terminology used in scanning, image editing and
printing.
Bmp (Bitmap) - An image represented as pixels in a row and column
format.
Brightness - Lightening or darkening a picture when it's too dark or
light.
CMYK - The abbreviation for cyan, magenta, yellow, and black.
Cropping - Cutting out a portion of the original picture to eliminate
distracting elements or improve composition.
Color balance - Changing the overall color tint of an image when it's
too red, too green, or too yellow.
Contact Image Sensor (CIS) - Used in smaller, low-cost scanners - a
new type of image sensor that has limitations on resolution.
Contrast - Increasing or decreasing the difference in darkness
between one tone and another.
Density - The lightness or darkness of an image or a portion of an
image.
Dpi (Dots per inch) - Abbreviation for dots per inch. It is a
measurement of print resolution that indicates the maximum number of dots
that the printer can print in a square inch.
Grayscale - Gray values in an image.
Highlight - The brightest values in an image.
Jpg (Joint Photographic Experts Group) - A standardized format used
by many digital cameras for storing images. This format is commonly used for
emailing and posting images on the web.
Monochrome - Having a single color. Typically refers to a black and
white image, but could also be any single color image.
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) - The process of converting
printed characters into the ASCII characters and other attributes of a
bitmapped image of text.
Pixel (Picture Element) - Each single dot in a digital photograph is
called a pixel.
Preview Scan - A preliminary scan that can be used to define the
exact area for the final scan. A low-resolution image of the full page or
scanning area as shown, and a frame of some type are used to specify the
area to be included in the final scan.
Resolution - The number of pixels in a digital photograph.
Saturation - The strength or purity of a color.
Scanner - A device that captures images or text and converts it to a
bitmapped image.
Shade - A color with black added.
Sharpness - Creating the appearance of sharper focus.
Thumbnail - A miniature copy of a page or image, which gives you an
idea of what the original looks like without having to open the original
file or view the full size image.
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) - A graphic file format originally
developed specifically for scanners. It can be used to store grayscale and
color images and has become the graphic standard image file format supported
by most applications, printers, and scanners.
USB - An input/output cable capable of transferring data at 12
megabits and is used for connecting peripherals to a computer. It can
connect up to 127 peripherals through a single port.
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