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HDP600 High Definition Card Printer/Encoder User Guide (Rev. 2.5) 
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Section 15:  Glossary of Terms 
Term Definition 
24-bit color 
A color depth for an image that uses 8 bits for each color (red, 
blue, green) combining the possible 256 shades to provide a color 
depth of 16.7 million colors.  
AC - Alternating 
Current 
An electrical current that reverses its direction at regular intervals 
(typically 50 - 60 times a second).  
Access Card 
The card for the SmartGuard security system. A cared with 
embedded electronics that can be removed from the Printer, 
locking the Printer and preventing unauthorized use. 
Adhesion 
The firm attachment of a material to the card surface, confirmed 
by using the Tape Test -pulling an applied piece of adhesive tape 
(Scotch 600 or equivelent) off the card at 1 sec/in to see if any 
material is pulled off by the tape. 
Algebraic 
A type of color matching that takes the colors value of pixels and 
applies them to an algebraic equation to adjust the levels of hue, 
saturation and brightness. 
ANSI (American 
National Standards 
Institute) 
The United States Representative to ISO, providing 
standardization for U.S. Manufactures prior or in addition, to 
acceptance by ISO.  
ASCII (American 
Standard Code for 
Information 
Interchange) 
A standard for processing information in computer processors.  
An 8-bit character set of 255 decimal numbers, each assigned to 
numbers, letters, punctuation and special characters.  
AT 
Refers to an IBM standard in early computing with regard to the 
chipset and function of the Parallel Port, set up in the BIOS. 
B (Black) 
Black Dye-Sublimation panels are distinguished from the black 
panel using resin by the use of B for Dye-Sublimation black. K 
denotes resin black.  
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