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SCANNER CCD [1 record]

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Record 1 1996-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
  • Graphic Reproduction
  • Electronic Publishing
DEF

A scanner using charge-coupled devices (CCDs), arranged in either linear or area arrays, to capture light. As the light is captured, an analog-to-digital converter converts the light intensity signal to digital form.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
  • Production graphique
  • Éditique
DEF

Scanner doté de CCD (dispositifs à transfert de charge) qui balayent l'image et qui sont capables d'analyser chaque pixel et de convertir leur intensité lumineuse en un signal électrique, qui est numérisé.

OBS

En France, le Journal officiel préconise la francisation de la graphie : «scanneur».

Spanish

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