Glossary - Vectron POS Modular User Manual

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Glossary

Background lighting ...............Serves to make visible the content of
Bar code .......................................Information is coded by means of a cer-
CE ..................................................With the CE-mark a manufacturer con-
Client/Server-System .............Network structure with hierarchical dis-
Display .........................................Screen
DRAM ...........................................In a dynamic RAM (DRAM) the electric
Ethernet .......................................Standardized network protocol, used
FlashROM ...................................Special memory type for system- and
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LCD-sreens even under bad light condi-
tions.
tain sequence and width of bars. Mainly
used for packaging, contains specific
product information, e.g. on content,
price etc. The scan code is read with a
special scanner.
firms that his products were produced
in conformity with EU standards and
regulations. The abbreviation CE stands
for Communauté Européenne.
tribution of tasks. The server provides
data, services and resources, which the
work stations (clients) use.
charge must be refreshed with a refresh
pulse to keep the data in the memory
cells.
for connecting computers and networks
per coaxial cable.
application software. Can do without
current source or requires only a button
cell.