Glossary Terms - 129
driver
A program that manages the transfer of information between a
computer and a peripheral device such as a scanner.
error message
An onscreen message that reports an error or problem in
the execution of a program or in your communication with the system.
fax
Short for facsimile machine. Fax machines scan a page, convert the
image into digital data, and send the data over a phone line to another
fax or computer. The receiving machine recreates the image on paper
or stores the data on disk as a fax file.
file format
The way an application records and stores information in a
file. A document’s file format must be converted in order to open it in
another application that does not support the current file format.
font
In typography, a complete set of type in one size and style of
character. In computer usage, a collection of letters, numbers,
punctuation marks, and other typographical symbols with a consistent
appearance; the size can be changed readily.
font mapping
In OmniPage Pro, the process of matching selected fonts
to font types detected in a document during OCR.
format
The form in which information is organized or presented. The
general shape and appearance of a printed page, including page size,
character width and spacing, line spacing, and so on.
frame
A formatting box containing text or graphics that is used to
design page layout. For example, columns in a document may be
contained within a separate frame.
HP AccuPage®
A technology developed and licensed by Hewlett-
Packard that improves the combined performance of HP scanners and
OmniPage Pro. While preserving the quality of grayscale images, HP
AccuPage technology retains the format of scanned pages, improves
the recognition of text printed on shaded backgrounds, and accurately
recognizes text printed at small point sizes.
image
An electronic picture of text and/or graphics such as a scanned
paper document or an electronic fax file. Images do not have editable
text characters; they have many tiny dots (pixels) that together form a
picture of text.
Image View
The area in OmniPage Pro’s Document window that
displays the original page image and any zones that are drawn.
Language Analyst®
A Caere technology that uses information about
language context and usage rules to evaluate text and correct likely
errors during OCR. Words replaced by the Language Analyst appear
in blue in OmniPage Pro’s Text View.
manual zoning
The process of manually drawing zones on a page
image.
