Scanner devices Mode parameters (scanner) Optical memory devices
SCSI-2

15.4 Definitions specific to scanner devices

15.4.1 base element line: An x-axis displacement equal to zero.

15.4.2 base line: An y-axis displacement equal to zero.

15.4.3 beginning-of-medium: A x-axis and y-axis of zero displacement. Alternatively this is being positioned at the intersection of the base and scan lines.

15.4.4 end-of-medium: The maximum x-axis and y-axis displacement.

15.4.5 image: The digital result of a scan.

15.4.6 object: The original or item being scanned.

15.4.7 pixel: Picture-element, which is the smallest photo sight in the array.

15.4.8 platen: The surface on which the target is positioned.

15.4.9 scan: An operation that generates a digital image from the reflected light of an object.

15.4.10 scan line: A y-axis displacement from the base line.

15.4.11 scanning range: The total area that a scanner can generate an image from. For two dimensional objects this may correspond to the largest object that can be scanned.

15.4.12 window: All or part of the scanning range of a scanner. A window defines the part of the object scanned.