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Glossary
automatic document feeder (ADF) A device that allows you to scan
multiple pages without having to place each page in the scanner. Some
ADFs are built into scanners; others are add-on products.
bitmapped image A collection of bits (dots or pixels) in memory that
represent a scanned image. The display on the screen is a visible
bitmapped image.
calculation In OmniForm, a mathematical, comparative, logical, or
textual operation that returns a value based on an existing formula.
OmniForm calculates the result automatically as you fill the form.
cell The basic unit of a table field. You can fill each cell separately.
comb element The basic unit of a comb field. You can fill each element
separately.
cursor A symbol, displayed on the screen, marking where the next action
will take effect or where the next typed character will appear.
data The plural of datum; used here to refer to any information entered in
a field such as text and numbers.
database A collection of similar information stored as records. Each
record in an OmniForm Filler database contains the same fields but the
fields in each record can contain different information.
designed form A form with fillable fields that can be edited in the
OmniForm program. This type of form does not retain graphics from the
original form.
device driver A program that manages the transfer of information
between the computer and a peripheral device.
download To receive information from another computer using a
modem.
embedding To place an object in a form so that it becomes part of the
form.
fax Short for facsimile machine. Faxes scan a page, convert the image to
digital data, and send the data over a phone line to another fax machine
or computer. The receiving machine then recreates the fax image on
paper or stores the data on disk as a fax file.