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click

To press and release the mouse button once.

clipped pixels

Pixels in an image that are extremely light or extremely dark and that
would lose detail when the image is printed or displayed.

CMYK

Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black. The color model in which all colors are
composed of Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow, the primary colors of
pigments like ink, plus Black. Printers use CMYK to print in color.

converted text

Text that has been rendered into digital format by an OCR program.

color balance

The preservation of balance between colors throughout the tonal
range. Color balance is particularly important when scanning objects
that include neutral tones (grays) or large areas of consistent color.

color channel

The red, green, and blue components from which colors are created.

color correction

The process of adjusting an image to compensate for input and output
device characteristics or color flaws in the original image.

color depth

The number of colors that a monitor can display at once. Most
Macintosh monitors can display in 256 grays, 256 colors, thousands of
colors, and millions of colors. The higher the color depth, the more
lifelike images look on screen.

color wheel

A tool used to adjust the color balance and hue.

Configure

A feature enabling users to adjust settings that determine how the
scanner buttons and scanning software perform operations.

ConnectCom Solutions

The company that makes the SCSI card HP recommends for use with
this scanner.

context-sensitive Help

Context-sensitive Help answers questions related to the currently
displayed topic. The Help is provided in four ways: Text Labels,
ToolTips, Info bar messages, and Help commands.

contrast

The range between the lightest and darkest shades in an image. An
image with high contrast has few gray shades between black and white
and appears to be dominated by stark light and dark tones. An image
with low contrast has many shades of gray and tends to look flat and
dull. Change contrast using the highlight, shadow, and midtone
settings.