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Glossary - 8 WT4070/90 Wearable Terminal Integrator Guide
RS-232. An Electronic Industries Association (EIA) standard that defines the connector, connector pins, and signals used to
transfer data serially from one device to another.
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Scanner. An electronic device used to scan bar code symbols and produce a digitized pattern that corresponds to the bars
and spaces of the symbol. Its three main components are:
1. Light source (laser or photoelectric cell) - illuminates a bar code.
2. Photodetector - registers the difference in reflected light (more light reflected from spaces).
3. Signal conditioning circuit - transforms optical detector output into a digitized bar pattern.
Scanning Mode. The scanner is energized, programmed and ready to read a bar code.
Scanning Sequence. A method of programming or configuring parameters for a bar code reading system by scanning bar
code menus.
SDK. Software Development Kit
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). SSL is a commonly-used protocol for managing the security of a message transmission on
the Internet. SSL uses a program layer located between the Internet's Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and Transport
Control Protocol (TCP) layers. SSL is included as part of both the Microsoft and Netscape browsers and most Web
server products. Developed by Netscape, SSL also gained the support of Microsoft and other Internet client/server
developers as well and became the de facto standard until evolving into Transport Layer Security. The “sockets” part of
the term refers to the sockets method of passing data back and forth between a client and a server program in a network
or between program layers in the same computer. SSL uses the public-and-private key encryption system from RSA,
which also includes the use of a digital certificate.
Shared Key. Shared Key authentication is an algorithm where both the AP and the MU share an authentication key.
Soft Reset. See Warm Boot .
Specular Reflection. The mirror-like direct reflection of light from a surface, which can cause difficulty decoding a bar code.
Subnet. A subset of nodes on a network that are serviced by the same router. See Router .
Subnet Mask. A 32-bit number used to separate the network and host sections of an IP address. A custom subnet mask
subdivides an IP network into smaller subsections. The mask is a binary pattern that is matched up with the IP address
to turn part of the host ID address field into a field for subnets. Default is often 255.255.255.0.
Substrate. A foundation material on which a substance or image is placed.
Symbol. A scannable unit that encodes data within the conventions of a certain symbology, usually including start/stop
characters, quiet zones, data characters and check characters.
Symbology. The structural rules and conventions for representing data within a particular bar code type (e.g. UPC/EAN,
Code 39, PDF417, etc.).