Epson Scan Server User Manual page 65

IP address
Internet Protocol address, A numeric address which uniquely identifies a
computer connected to a network using TCP/IP, such as the Internet. See also
Internet and TCP/IP.
Network Interface Card
A name for the adapter (printed circuit board), installed in a PC, that enables it
to communicate over a LAN.
LAN
Short for Local Area Network, a computer network in which the attached devices
are in close proximity (like in the same office or building).
port
An interface channel through which data is transmitted between devices.
scan
An operation performed by the sensor and the carriage. The image is divided
into pixels by scanning.
scanning area
The physical size of the image that can be scanned by the scanner.
screen calibration
Adjustment of the monitor display to reproduce as closely as possible the original
image data.
SCSI
Small Computer System Interface. This is one method used to connect your
computer to peripherals such as scanners, hard disk drives, CD-ROM drives, and
others.
SCSI ID
The numbers that all devices in a SCSI connection (see daisy chain) use to identify
each other. If the same ID number is used by two devices in the same daisy chain,
the devices cannot operate properly.
Subnet mask
A numeric designation, with the same format as an IP address, which determines
how much of an IP address is used to partition a network using TCP/IP into
smaller entities called subnets. See also IP address, TCP/IP, and Internet.
TCP/IP
A widely used family of protocols for communicating data between computers
in a network.
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