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Glossary
Glossary
WORD OR TERM DEFINITION
ADF Acronym used to refer to Automatic Document Feed.
Ngenuity Product (scanner) name.
Control Panel Interface located on the front of the scanner that is used to perform
basic scanning functions and to signal scanner statuses through the
use of LEDs, pictograms, and text legends.
DPI Acronym used to refer to Dots Per Inch.
Host PC Computer used to communicate with the scanner in order to scan doc-
uments.
LED Acronym used to refer to Light Emitting Diode which is the type of light
source used in the scanner, both for image capture while scanning and
illuminating indicators found on the scanner’s control panel.
MF Acronym used to refer to Multifeed
Multifeed Scanner feeds more than one document into the scanner at a single
time.
Optics Term that refers to the following scanner components: glass flats, cam-
eras glass covers, sensors. This term does NOT include the scanner’s
LEDs.
Paper Jam Refers to a single document that fails to pass through the scanner’s
transport and exit into the output tray.
Scan Source Refers to the scanner selected for use through the scanning applica-
tion on the host PC.
Ngenuity Operator Utility Utility that resides on the host PC. It provides and monitors scanner
connectivity, statuses and alerts, and allows Operators to set some of
the scanner’s configuration parameters.
SharpShooter Refers to the technology found in the scanner’s cameras
NOU Acronym used to refer to the Ngenuity Operator Utility
Straight Pass-Through Alternative transport path that allows scanning of thick card stock, ID
cards, etc. Documents enter the transport from the feed tray and exit
out the back of the scanner.
USB Acronym used to refer to Universal Serial Bus which is a connection
type used by the scanner to communicate with a host PC.
VRS Interactive Viewer VRS enabled control window from which the Ngenuity scanner’s
Advanced Features is accessed.