Glossary - Epson ES-1200C User Manual

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addtive primary colors
Primary colors which produce white when mixed in a certain
proportion. These are red, green and blue--the colors of the
scanner lamps and color monitor displays.
bi-level data
Image data which is composed of 1 bit/pixel. A pixel is
represented by a single bit of digital data that can express only
1 (light) or 0 (dark).
bit
Short for binary digit. The smallest unit of data in computer
processing. A bit can represent two values, on and off, or 1
and 0.
bit/pixel
The unit to indicate the number of bits allocated for a pixel. The
larger the value, the more detail of a pixel is represented.
brightness
A scanner function to lighten or darken the output image data.
A unit of information consisting of eight bits. A byte can
represent a control code or character.
A component of the scanner which contains the optical sensor
and light source for scanning.
Glossary GL-1