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ABBYY® FineReader 14 User’s Guide
Glossary
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Abbreviation A shortened form of a word or phrase (e.g. MS-DOS for Microsoft Disk Operating
System, UN for United Nations, etc.).
ABBYY FineReader task A set of consecutive steps the program needs to perform in order to process
a document. ABBYY FineReader 14 includes a number of built-in tasks for the most common
document processing needs. Users can also create their custom tasks. Tasks are launched in the New
Task window.
ABBYY Hot Folder A scheduling agent that allows users to select a folder with images and specify the
time for processing the images in this folder. ABBYY FineReader will automatically process the images
from the selected folder.
ABBYY Screenshot Reader An application that enables users to create screenshots and recognize
texts on them.
activation The process of obtaining a special code from ABBYY allowing the user to use his/her copy of
the product in full mode on a given computer.
active area The currently selected area on an image. An active area can be deleted, moved or
modified. To make an area active, click it. The frame enclosing an active area is bold and has sizing
handles that can be dragged to change its size.
ADF (Automatic Document Feeder) 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.
ADRT® (Adaptive Document Recognition Technology) A technology that increases the quality of
conversion of multi-page documents. For example, it can recognize such elements as headings,
headers and footers, footnotes, page numbering, and signatures.
area A section of an image enclosed by a frame and containing a certain type of data. Before performing
OCR, ABBYY FineReader detects text, picture, table, and barcode areas in order to determine which
sections of the image should be recognized and in what order.
area template A template that contains information about the size and locations of the areas in similar-
looking documents.
automated task A set of document processing steps. ABBYY FineReader 14 includes a number of
preconfigured automated tasks, which are accessible from the New Task window. Users can also
create their own automated tasks.
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background picture area An image area that contains a picture with text printed over it.
barcode area An image area that contains a barcode.