Abbreviations
3D
3-Dimensional
AC
Alternating Current
ADC
Analogue-to-Digital Converter (or Conversion)
AE
Ali Express (an online marketplace)
AEC
Automatic Exposure Control
API
Application Programming Interface
AWB
Automatic White Balance
BH2 BHS
A brand of microscope from Olympus
bpp
bits per pixel
BMP
MS Windows BitMaP (image file format)
CAD
Computer-Aided Design
CCD
Charge-Coupled Device
CMOS
Ceramic Metal Oxide Semiconductor
DMLS
A brand of microscope from Leica
EFI
Extended Focal (plane) Imaging
FDM
Fused deposition modelling (method of 3D printing)
FITS
Flexible Image Transport System (file format)
FOV
Field Of View
FPS
Frames Per Second
gcc
GNU Compiler Collection (C compiler and linker software)
GNU GPL
GNU General Public License
HD
High Definition
HSI
Hue Saturation Intensity
JPEG
Joint Photographic Experts Group (compression standard for digital photos)
LENC
A pattern of variable gain across the image sensor designed to correct for
uneven illumination of a lens (LENs Correction). This pattern is fixed in the
sensor chip hardware (i.e. it does not change over time) and cannot be
modified by the user.
MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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