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Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) is a device that automatically feeds documents to a scanner.
A scanner with an ADF can scan multiple pages without manual intervention. ABBYY FineReader can
work with multi–page documents.
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Background picture area is an image area that contains a picture with text printed over it.
Barcode area is an image area that contains a barcode.
Brightness is an image parameter that reflects the amount of white in an image. Increasing
brightness makes the image “whiter”. Specifying a suitable brightness value increases recognition
quality. For details, see "Scanning Paper Documents."
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Code page is a table that establishes correspondences between characters and their codes. Users
can select the characters they need from those available in a code page.
Color mode determines whether document colors are to be retained. Black–and–white images
produce smaller FineReader documents and are faster to process.
Compound word is a word made up of two or more existing words. In ABBYY FineReader, a
compound word is a word which the program cannot find in its dictionary but which it can create
from two or more dictionary words.
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Document analysis is the process of identifying the logical structure of a document and areas
that contain various types of data. Document analysis can be carried out automatically or manually.
Document Open password is a password which prevents users from opening a PDF document
unless they type the password specified by the author.
Document options is the set of options that can be selected in the Options dialog box (Tools >
Options). Document options also include user languages and patterns. Document options can be
saved and then used in other FineReader documents.
Document type is a parameter that tells the program how the original text was printed (e.g. on a
laser printer, on a typewriter, etc.). For laser–printed texts, select Auto; for typewritten texts,
select Typewriter; for faxes, select Fax.
Dots per inch (dpi) is a measure of image resolution.
Driver is a software program that controls a computer peripheral (e.g., a scanner, a monitor, etc.).
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Font effects is the appearance of a font (e.g. bold, italic, underlined , strikethrough, subscript,
superscript, small caps).
FineReader document is an object created by ABBYY FineReader to process a paper document. It
contains the images of the document pages, their recognized text (if any), and the program
settings.
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Ignored characters are any non–letter characters found in words (e.g. syllable characters or
stress marks). These characters are ignored during the spell check.