Optical Assembly:
The component system of the scanner that contains all of the optical
components. Sometimes referred to as a carriage or carriage assembly.
Peripheral Device:
A device attached to a computer that adds functionality to a computer
system.
Ready Indicator:
The indicator that glows when the scanner’s power cable is connected
to the scanner and a “live” outlet and the power switch is turned on.
SCSI Chain:
One or more SCSI devices connected to the same SCSI controller.
SCSI Device:
A device which connects to a computer using the SCSI interface.
SCSI ID Switch:
The switch on most external SCSI devices which is used to set the SCSI ID.
Terminator:
An electronic component that absorbs stray signals in a SCSI chain of
computer equipment to ensure reliable
TWAIN:
A standardized interfacing system that allows many different software
applications to access many different image input devices. TWAIN is
currently more popular on the Windows platform than it is on the
Macintosh.
TWAIN Compliant:
Any software or image input device that conforms to the TWAIN
standard.
UTA:
UMAX Transparency Adapter; a scanner option that consists of
additional hardware allowing the scanning of transparent originals,
such as slides or X rays.
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