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O
OCR (Optical Character Reader)
Device for reading characters optically. System for extracting information in a text format from information in the form of a graphic such as
Orientation
The direction in which a document is fed, either along the width (portrait) or length (landscape) of the page.
P
Stands for Portable Document Format. A widely used format for transmitting and viewing documents on computers. PDF documents can be read or printed out with Adobe’s Acrobat Reader program.
Pixel
Short for picture element, a pixel is the smallest unit used to measure a display image.
Platen
The document scanning unit.
Portrait
A vertical scanning orientation. Documents are scanned across the shorter axis of the page.
Preview
Provisional scanning and display of the document you are about to scan before you actually scan it. If the preview scan looks different from what you want, you can change the settings, display the preview again and confirm before scanning.
Preview area
The area at the left of the ScanGear MF main window. When the Preview button is clicked, the item(s) on the platen glass of the scanner are scanned, and the results are displayed as the preview image in this area. At this stage, the scanned image is not passed on to the host application program.
Properties dialog box
The dialog box that contains information about a particular device, such as a scanner.