DRSMI Course Glossary


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ABBYY Finereader

leading commercial solution in terms of OCR. It supports more than 180 different languages and advanced layout analysis. It also has a dedicated module for recognition of gothic fonts (called Finereader XIX).

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Entry link: ABBYY Finereader

Accessibility

a general term used to describe the degree to which a product, device, service, or environment is available to as many people as possible.

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Entry link: Accessibility

Adobe Acrobat Reader

a free tool which allows to display and print PDF files easily.

This term is used in following lesson:

Entry link: Adobe Acrobat Reader

Aggregator

a service which aggregates (gathers) metadata or/and content from their data and/or content providers and use it to build the new services based on that data

This term is used in following lessons:

Entry link: Aggregator

Audacity

a free, easy-to-use and multilingual audio editor. You can use Audacity to record live audio, convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs, edit various sound files (cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together).

This term is used in following lesson:

Entry link: Audacity

Automatic document handlers (ADH)

are available on some scanners and can increase throughput and lessen operator fatigue for sets of uniform documents in reasonably good condition.

This term is used in following lessons:


Entry link: Automatic document handlers (ADH)

Average Bitrate (ABR)

average amount of data per second, higher bitrate for the parts that needs more bits, higher quality than CBR.

This term is used in following lesson:

Entry link: Average Bitrate (ABR)

B

Batch processing

Entry link: Batch processing

Best Practice Network

It is a type of project funded under CIP ICT-PSP - eContentplus programme of European Union. It focuses on "promoting the adoption of standards and specifications for European digital libraries" [source].
Entry link: Best Practice Network

Bit rate

defines the amount of data transferred (per second) when a given file is downloaded.

This term is used in following lesson:

Entry link: Bit rate


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