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Appendix E: Glossary
AXIS 700 User’s Manual
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FTP File Transfer Protocol. The TCP/IP protocol used for transferring files
between computers on a network.
HTML Hypertext Markup Language. A standard hypertext language used to
create web pages and other hypertext documents.
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol. The TCP/IP protocol for web based
communication, e.g. Web browsers.
IP Internet Protocol. The TCP/IP session-layer protocol that regulates
packet forwarding by tracking Internet addresses, routing outgoing
messages, and recognizing incoming messages.
JFIF JPEG File Interchange Format. Format for storing bitmap images.
JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group. Compression type for color and
greyscale bitmap images.
LCD Liquid Crystal Display.
LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. A protocol for accessing on-
line directory services.
LED Light Emitting Diode.
MIB Management Information Base. A database of network configuration
information used by SNMP and CMIP to monitor or change network
settings.
MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension. Enables transmission of e-mail
containing non-English characters as well as attachments such as
image files.
NIS Network Information Services. The security and file-access databases
on UNIX systems, previously known as Yellow Pages.
OCR Optical Character Recognition. A technology that converts scanned
documents into editable and searchable text.