Epson EXPRESSION 1640XL User Manual page 159

home position
The position at the rear (nearest the cover hinge position) of the scanner where
the carriage rests before a scanning operation.
ICM
Image Color Matching. Windows color management system designed to help
you get WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) color output. This software
displays colors on your screen as they exist on the scanned documents, or prints
colors as you see them on your screen.
imagesetter
A device that uses computer files to produce high-resolution text and graphics
output on film or paper. These are usually found in service bureaus and printing
companies.
impact dot printer
A printer that transfers ink onto the paper by striking an ink ribbon with a number
of small pins.
ink jet printer
A printer that transfers ink onto the paper by spraying the ink through a number
of small nozzles.
interface
A piece of hardware, a method, or a standard used for connection between or
among computer devices.
laser printer
A printer that uses a laser and the electrophotographic method to print a full page
at a time. The laser is used to "paint" a charged drum with light, to which toner
is applied and then transferred onto paper.
line sequence
A type of color scanning that separates primary colors line by line. The carriage
makes only one pass.
marquee
A moveable and adjustable frame that marks the area of an image that will be
previewed or scanned.
monochrome
Black and white images, or images represented only by the intensity of
luminosity.
OCR
Optical Character Recognition. The technology that allows computers to "read"
text from physical objects. OCR requires a graphical representation of text to
interpret, which usually comes from a scanned image.
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