Saturation
The amount of a specific color hue with which each pixel is imbued. At the highest saturation rate, colors are dense and vibrant. At the lowest rate, there is an absence of color (i.e., black and white).
SCSI
An abbreviation of “Small Computer System Interface.” An American National Standards Institute (ANSI) specification for connecting peripherals to computers.
SCSI cable terminator
A device used at the end of a SCSI chain to maintain the integrity of the signals passing along the SCSI chain. A SCSI chain should always have two terminators, one at each end of the chain. On some drives, the terminator is built in.
SCSI chain
A group of SCSI devices linked to one another through SCSI peripheral interface cables and linked to the SCSI port on the computer through a SCSI system cable.
SCSI Host Adapter Board
A removable circuit board that plugs into expansion slots in PC computers. It enables the computer to use SCSI devices through the use of a built in SCSI port.
Select
To choose a particular selection from a menu or a list of items on the screen, by clicking the mouse button to highlight it (see also click).
Soft error
Areas in the data on a disk that are damaged and recoverable by using error correction codes embedded within the data.
Space Bitmap
A mapping used on a UDF disk to store information about which space is in use and which is free.
Startup drive
The disk drive from which your computer system will load operating system files when it is turned on or reset.
UDF
Universal Disk Format. This format is specifically specified as the international standard for DVD disks. The Write DVD! control panel allows you to read and write in the UDF format.. For more information, refer to: www.osta.org.
Underexposure
A photo taken in a low-light situation, that tends to be dark and lack detail and sharpness. Color information exists but the image is too dark or muddy to see it clearly.
UNIX
A widely ported operating system available on many hardware platforms.
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