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Appendix

8

C550

8-7

8.3

Glossary

Term

Definition

10Base-T/100Base-TX/
1000Base-T

An Ethernet standard, which is a cable consisting of twisted copper
wire pairs. The transmission speed of 10Base-T is 10 Mbps, of
100Base-TX is 100 Mbps, and of 1000Base-T is 1000 Mbps.

Adobe

®

Flash

®

Software developed by Adobe Systems, Inc. (formaly developed by
Macromedia, Inc.), and used to create data combining vector-graph-
ic animation and sound, and the format of this data file. The bidirec-
tional content can be manipulated using a keyboard and a mouse.
The files can be kept relatively compact, and they can be accessed
with the Web browser plug-in.

anonymous FTP

While normal FTP sites are protected by an account name and pass-
word, this type of FTP site can be used by anyone without a pass-
word by simply entering “anonymous” as the account name.

Auto IP

A function for automatically acquiring the IP address. If acquisition
of the IP address failed with DHCP, an IP address is acquired from
the address space of 169.254.0.0.

bit

Abbreviation for Binary Digit. The smallest unit of information (data
quantity) on a computer or printer. Displays data using 0 or 1.

Bit-mapped Font

Fonts that are represented by a set of dots to form the character.
Dithering may occur if the character size is increased.

BMP

Abbreviation for Bitmap. A file format for saving image data which
uses the .bmp extension. Commonly used on Windows platforms.
You can specify the color depth from monochrome (2 values) to full
color (16,777,216 colors). Images are not usually compressed when
saved.

Byte

Unit of information (data quantity) on a computer or printer. Config-
ured as 1 byte equals 8 bits.

Compact PDF

Compression method for reducing the data amount using the PDF
format when converting color documents to data.
The highest compression efficiency is achieved by identifying the
text and image regions and using the resolution and compression
method most appropriate for each region.
The compact PDF format can be selected when converting docu-
ments to data using the scanning functions of this machine.

Contrast

The difference in intensity between the light and dark parts of the im-
age (light/dark variation). An image with little light/dark variation is
said to have a low contrast, and an image with large light/dark vari-
ation is said to have a high contrast.

Default

The initial settings. The settings first selected when the machine is
turned on, or the settings first specified when the function is select-
ed.

Default Gateway

A device, such as a computer or router, used as a “gateway” to ac-
cess computers not on the same LAN

Density

An indication of the amount of darkness in the image

Density Adjustment

The function that adjusts the color tones of an output device, such
as a printer or monitor