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Glossary161GlossaryTWAINAn industry standard for scanners and software. By using a TWAIN-compliantscanner with a TWAIN-compliant program, a scan can be initiated from withinthe program. It is an image capture API for Microsoft Windows and AppleMacintosh operating systems.UNC PathUniform Naming Convention (UNC) is a standard way to access network sharesin Window NT and other Microsoft products. The format of a UNC path is:\\\\URLUniform Resource Locator (URL) is the global address of documents andresources on the Internet. The first part of the address indicates what protocol touse, the second part specifies the IP address or the domain name where theresource is located.USBUniversal Serial Bus (USB) is a standard that was developed by the USBImplementers Forum, Inc., to connect computers and peripherals. Unlike theparallel port, USB is designed to concurrently connect a single computer USBport to multiple peripherals.WatermarkA watermark is a recognizable image or pattern in paper that appears lighterwhen viewed by transmitted light. Watermarks were first introduced in Bologna,Italy in 1282; they have been used by papermakers to identify their product, andalso on postage stamps, currency, and other government documents todiscourage counterfeiting.WEPWired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a security protocol specified in IEEE 802.11 toprovide the same level of security as that of a wired LAN. WEP provides securityby encrypting data over radio so that it is protected as it is transmitted from oneend point to another.WIAWindows Imaging Architecture (WIA) is an imaging architecture that is originallyintroduced in Windows Me and Windows XP. A scan can be initiated from withinthese operating systems by using a WIA-compliant scanner.WPAWi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a class of systems to secure wireless (Wi-Fi)computer networks, which was created to improve upon the security features ofWEP. |
