Glossary
August 2010 AS3690 Operator Manual G-1
Audit Trail User-definable information printed on
documents and/or displayed on document images.
Barcode A series of bars and spaces arranged in a
predetermined pattern to represent elements of data.
Batch One or more transactions. Information on pieces
is grouped and sent to the user in batches.
Bitonal Image format where every pixel is either black
or white.
Category Grouping of similar parameters.
CertainScan Operator’s main interface with the
machine. Software that interfaces with the INtime
Controller to manage the system’s non machine-related
functions.
Checksum A character included within a barcode
whose value is based on other characters within the
data string. It is used to perform a mathematical check
to ensure the data is accurately read.
DLL Dynamic Link Library. Plug-ins supplied by
third-party vendors.
Document Any single sheet of paper processed by the
AS-Series.
Dropout Removing a selected color from a document
image. The AS-Series can remove red, green, blue, or
white from document images.
Grayscale Image format where all pixels are processed
as a shade of gray (i.e., gray level). Gray levels range
from 0 (black) to 255 (white).
INtime Controller Software that controls all
machine-related functions. Runs in the background of
CertainScan.
Job A profile of parameter settings you use for
processing documents. When you run documents
through the AS-Series, you must specify which job to
run. Jobs allow you to process pieces in a similar
manner from run to run.
Julian Dates A number representing a date. In the
Julian Calendar, each day is assigned a three-digit
number. January 1
st
would be 001, January 2
nd
would
be 002, on up to December 31
st
which is 365. Every
fourth year (leap year) has 366 days. Customers often
use Julian dates to keep track of late payments.
MICR Magnetic Ink Character Recognition. Used by the
scanner to read the magnetic ink letters, numbers, and
symbols found on documents such as checks and
batch tickets.
Multi A transaction consisting of one or more stubs
followed by one or more checks.
OCR Optical Character Recognition. Used by the
scanner to identify letters, numbers, and symbols on
documents.
Operator The person running the machine.
Page Sub-Type Group of page types that allow
operators to further classify documents. A page type
may have several sub-types associated with it.
Page Type A collection of criteria that a piece must
meet to be classified as a certain type of document. i.e.,
length, height, barcode, mark detect, MICR, etc.
Each job includes one or more page types. Once you
have defined a page type, you can set up a job to
process pieces that match that page type profile in a
consistent way. For example, the page type “Check”
contains parameters that match the profile of a
personal check. When you run a personal check, the
AS-Series recognizes it as a “Check” page type, and
processes the personal check as it does all other
“Check” page types. The AS-Series comes with
predefined default page types, which you can use as
templates for new page types specific to the customer’s
needs.
Piece Any single sheet of paper processed by the AS-
Series.
Print field items that make up an audit trail
Single A transaction consisting of a document and a
check.
Skew Deviations from straight lines in scanned images.
Snippet An image captured from a scanned document.
Each document may have several snippets associated
with it.
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