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S/MIME The acronym for Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions,
which is a protocol used to add encryption, digital signature, and other fea-
tures to MIME (E-mail operations).
Public key method is used for encryption, using a different key for encryption
and decryption.
Samba UNIX server software which uses SMB (Server Message Block) to make UNIX
system resources available to Windows environments.
Scanning The reading of an image in scanner operation by moving aligned image sen-
sors step by step. The direction of moving image sensors is called the main
scanning direction, and the direction of image sensors alignment is called the
sub-scanning direction.
Screen frequency The density of dots used to create the image.
Single-page TIFF A TIFF file that contains only a single page.
SLP The acronym for Service Location Protocol. Services on a TCP/IP network
and clients are automatically searched for.
SMB The acronym for Server Message Block. This is a protocol for sharing files
and printers mainly over the Windows network.
SMTP The acronym for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. a protocol used to trans-
mit/transfer E-mails.
SNMP The acronym for Simple Network Management Protocol. This is a manage-
ment protocol in the TCP/IP network environments.
SSL/TLS The acronym for Secure Socket Layer/Transport Layer Security, an encoding
method used to securely transmit data between the Web server and a brows-
er.
Subnet mask A value used to divide a TCP/IP network into small networks (subnetworks).
This is used to identify how many higher-order bits of an IP address are used
for the network address.
TCP Socket TCP Socket indicates an API used for the TCP/IP network. This socket is
used to open a transmission route for input or output of usual files.
TCP/IP The acronym for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. It is a de
facto standard protocol widely used for the Internet. An IP address is used to
identify each network device.
Thumbnail A function of displaying the content of an image or document file by a small
image (image displayed when the file is opened).
TIFF The acronym for Tagged Image File Format, One of the file formats used for
saving image data. (The file extension is ".tif".) By using the "tag" indicating
the data type, information for various image formats can be saved in a single
image data.
TWAIN An interface standard defined for between imaging devices including scan-
ners and digital cameras and applications including graphics software. To
use a TWAIN compatible device, a corresponding TWAIN driver is required.
Uninstallation To delete software installed on a computer
USB The acronym for Universal Serial Bus. This is a general-purpose interface de-
fined for connecting a mouse, printer, and other devices with a computer.
Web browser Software used to view Web pages. Typical Web browsers include Internet
Explorer and Netscape Navigator.
WINS The acronym for Windows Internet Naming Service. This is a service, availa-
ble in Windows environments, to call the name server responsible for conver-
sion between a computer name and an IP address.
Zone A name used for an AppleTalk network. Zone is used to group multiple de-
vices on the AppleTalk network.
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