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Appendix 12
Property Attribute information. When using a printer driver, various functions can be specified
in the file properties. In the file properties, you can check the attribute information of
the file.
Protocol The rules that allow computers to communicate with other computers or peripheral
devices.
Proxy server A server that is installed to act as an intermediary connection between each client
and different servers to effectively ensure security over the entire system for Internet
connections.
RAW port number The TCP port number used when the RAW protocol is selected for Windows TCP
printing. Usually set to 9100.
realm (IPP setting) Region for performing security functions. This organizes authentication information
such as the user name and password, and defines the security rules in the region.
Referral setting (LDAP setting) If there is no corresponding data on the LDAP server searched for the destination,
specify which LDAP server should be searched next or specify an LDAP server.
Specify whether or not the multifunctional product searches this specified LDAP
server.
Resolution An index of the ability to reproduce the details of images and print matter precisely.
Samba UNIX server software that uses SMB (Server Message Block) so that UNIX system
resources can be used from a Windows environment.
Scanning When the scanning operation is carried out, an image is read with the row of image
sensors that gradually move. The direction that the image sensors are moved is
called the main scanning direction, and the direction in which the image sensors are
arranged is called the sub-scanning direction.
Screen frequency Indicates the density of dots used to create an image.
Single-page TIFF A TIFF file that contains only a single page.
SLP Abbreviation for Service Location Protocol. Services on a TCP/IP network and clients
are automatically searched for.
S/MIME Abbreviation for Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions.
A protocol for adding features such as encryption and digital signatures to MIME (E-
Mail operations).
With this standard, public key encryption, which uses a different key for encryption
and decryption, is used.
SMB Abbreviation for Server Message Block. A protocol that shares files and printers over
a network and which is mainly used by Microsoft Windows.
SMTP Abbreviation for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. A protocol for sending and forward-
ing E-Mail.
SNMP Abbreviation for Simple Network Management Protocol. A management protocol in
a network environment using TCP/IP.
SSDP Abbreviation for Simple Service Discovery Protocol.
Protocol used to detect the UPnP device on the network.
SSL/TLS Abbreviation for Secure Socket Layer/Transport Layer Security. The encoding meth-
od for safely transmitting data between the Web server and browser.
Subnet mask The unit used to divide a TCP/IP network into small networks (subnetworks). It is
used to identify the bits in a network address that are higher than the IP address.
TCP/IP Abbreviation for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. This is the de facto
standard Internet protocol. IP addresses are used to identify respective network de-
vices.
TCP Socket Indicates that API for the network is used with TCP/IP. A transmission route is
opened using this socket to input and output normal files.
Thumbnail A small image that shows the contents of an image or document file (the image dis-
played when the file is opened).
TIFF Abbreviation for Tagged Image File Format. One of the file formats for saving image
data. (The file extension is ".tif".) Depending on the tag indicating the data type, in-
formation for various image formats can be saved in a single image data.
TWAIN The interface standard for imaging devices, such as scanners and digital cameras,
and for applications, such as graphics software. In order to use a TWAIN-compliant
device, the TWAIN driver is required.
Uninstall To delete software installed on a computer.
USB Abbreviation for Universal Serial Bus. A general interface standard for connecting a
mouse, printer, and other devices to a computer.
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