RJS Inspector D4000 Auto Optic (FIRMWARE version A.05 and Earlier) User Manual
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Appendix K
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Bit
The narrowest code element (bar of space) that may contain information.
Character
The smallest group of elements assigned by a symbology to uniquely represent one or
more numbers, letters, punctuation marks or other information.
Character Set
The numbers and/or letters and markings included in a bar-code symbol.
Check Character (or Check Digit)
A character included within a bar-code symbol whose value is used for performing a
mathematical check of the validity of the decoded data.
Contact Code Reader
A light pen or other scanning device that must come into physical contact with the code
medium in order to read the symbol.
Continuous Code
A bar-code or symbol wherein the space between the characters is part of the code.
Decodability
This parameter grade can be “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F.” The decodability grade indicates
the amount of error in the width of the most deviant element in the symbol. The less
deviation, the higher the grade. Decodability is a measure of print accuracy using the
symbology reference decode algorithm.