Microtek ScanMaker IIG User Manual page 260

Appendix J: Glossary...
RGB
The color model in which every color is composed of a varying amount of
the three colors of red, green, and blue.
Saturation
The intensity of a color, or the amount of color in a specific hue. For
instance, the image of a bright red apple will appear to be "more red" if the
colors are saturated.
Scaling
The process of creating larger or smaller images in ScanWizard, so that the
images don't have to be resized later when they are delivered to the image-
editing program. Scaling has an inverse relation to resolution: The lower
the resolution, the larger the image can be scaled. At the highest resolution,
images can only be scaled smaller.
Scan material
The type of material for your image. Scan materials can be generally
classified into three types: reflectives, such as photographs or prints;
positives, such as slides; and negatives, like the negative film used in
cameras.
Scanner
A device that captures an image for your computer and converts it to a
digital form that your computer can display, edit, store and output. A
scanner can be used for a wide variety of applications, such as incorporat-
ing artwork or photos into documents, scanning printed text into your word
processor to eliminate retyping, scanning faxed documents into a database
for storage, and adding images to multimedia productions.
SCSI
Stands for Small Computer System Interface, a format for interfacing
hardware to the Macintosh.
SCSI chain
A chain that links SCSI devices on your system. A SCSI chain may include
such devices as a scanner, a CD-ROM drive, an external hard drive, and a
tape drive. Each SCSI device on the chain must have its own SCSI ID
number, or conflict will ensue.
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