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Glossary – Samsung ML-331X User Manual

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Toner Cartridge

A kind of bottle or container used in a machine like a printer which
contains toner. Toner is a powder used in laser printers and
photocopiers, which forms the text and images on the printed paper.
Toner can be fused by by a combination of heat/pressure from the
fuser, causing it to bind to the fibers in the paper.

TWAIN

An industry standard for scanners and software. By using a TWAIN-
compliant scanner with a TWAIN-compliant program, a scan can be
initiated from within the program. It is an image capture API for
Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh operating systems.

UNC Path

Uniform Naming Convention (UNC) is a standard way to access
network shares in Window NT and other Microsoft products. The
format of a UNC path is: \\\\directory>

URL

Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is the global address of documents
and resources on the Internet. The first part of the address indicates
what protocol to use, the second part specifies the IP address or the
domain name where the resource is located.

USB

Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a standard that was developed by the
USB Implementers Forum, Inc., to connect computers and
peripherals. Unlike the parallel port, USB is designed to concurrently
connect a single computer USB port to multiple peripherals.

Watermark

A watermark is a recognizable image or pattern in paper that
appears lighter when viewed by transmitted light. Watermarks were
first introduced in Bologna, Italy in 1282; they have been used by
papermakers to identify their product, and also on postage stamps,
currency, and other government documents to discourage
counterfeiting.

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