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Glossary – Kodak EasyShare 5500 User Manual

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A

ADF: Automatic Document Feeder

AES: Advanced Encryption Standard

C

CHAP: Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol

D

dBa: Decibel measured with a "weighting filter"

dBm: A measured power level in decibels relative to 1 mW.

Dongle: A small electronic device that plugs into a USB port.

DPOF: Digital Print Order File - An ASCII order file that you can generate in a camera that supports DPOF.
DPOF files enable you to request simple reprints of the photos in the file.

E

EAP: Extensible Authentication Protocol

EXIF: EXIF stands for Exchangeable Image File Format and is a standard for storing interchange
information in image files, especially those using JPEG compression. Most digital cameras now use the
EXIF format.

J

JPEG: The term stands for "Joint Photographic Experts Group", because that is the name of the committee
that developed the format. JPEG is a compressed image file format. JPEG is a "lossy" format, which means
that some quality is lost when the image is compressed.

K

KPT: Kodak Perfect Touch

P

PictBridge: A Camera and Imaging Products Association standard that enables direct printing between
any PictBridge compliant digital cameras and any PictBridge compliant printer.

Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP): A standard for transferring pictures from a digital camera.

PPP: Point-to-Point Protocol

PTP: Picture Transfer Protocol - A standard for transferring pictures from a digital camera.