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| Glossary Term | Definition |
| SCALEABLE FONTS | Refers to the inherent character and font sets found within a thermal printer and their respective ability to be adjusted and “shrunk to fit”. Scaleable fonts are also commonly referred to as smooth fonts as their point sizes can be adjusted to any desired custom size evenly and proportionally, without the advent of visible rough edges. |
| SCAN SPOT | The size of the projection of light from a scanning device which “reads” the bar code message. |
| SCANNER | A device used to read a bar code symbol. It optically converts optical information into electrical signals. |
| SCANNING | A periodic process where the mobile unit sends out probe messages on all frequencies defined by the country code. The statistics enable a mobile unit to re-associate by synchronizing its frequency to the AP. The MU continues communicating with that access point until it needs to switch cells or roam. |
| SCREEN PRINTING | Can be done using two processes either flexo which is more suitable printing labels in a higher volume as it is faster and up to four colours can be used or hot foil which is more suited for lower quantities and can use only one or two colours. |
| SELF CHECKING | A bar code is considered self-checking if a single printing defect will not cause a character to be transposed into another valid character in the same symbology. |
| SENSOR | A device that produces an electronic signal in response to something in the environment. |
| SEPERATION | Refers to the distance between two tags or the distance between a tag and a reader. |
| SER | Substitution Error Rate, or the rate of occurrence of incorrect characters from an automatic identification system. |
| SERIAL INTERFACE | A link between data processing devices on which all the data moves over one wire, one bit at a time. Think of it as transmitting words one letter at a time until a total of 8 letters or bytes (8 bits) are received. The byte is then processed, but in a slower fashion than parallel. Common serial interface communications are RS232 C, RS422, and RS485 (9 or 25 Pin). |
| SERVICE TEMPERATURE | The temperature range that a pressure sensitive label will withstand after a 72-hour residence time on the substrate. The range is expressed in degrees Fahrenheit and/or degrees Celsius. |
| SHELF LIFE | The period of time during which a product can be stored under specified conditions and still remain suitable for use. |
| SHIPPING & RECEIVING | Applications that keep track of all goods entering or leaving a facility (see inventory control). |
| SID | Simultaneous Identification: A term applied to RF-ID tags and reader systems where multiple tags can be read at the same time. |
| SITE SURVEY | Physical environment survey to determine the placement of access points and antennas, as well as the number of devices necessary to provide optimal coverage, in a new or expanding installation. |
| SKEW | Rotation of a bar code symbol about an axis parallel to the symbol’s length. |
| SKU | Stock keeping unit: refers to a particular item included in a database. |
| SMART LABEL | Refers to a label that usually contains both a traditional bar code and an RFID tag. As bar codes are printed on smart labels, information is also encoded into the RFID tag by the printer. |
| SMUDGE RESISTANCE | The resistance of a printed surface to smearing. |
| SNMP (SIMPLE NETWORK MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL) | The network management protocol of choice for TCP/IP based intranets. Defines the method for obtaining information about network operating characteristics, change parameters for routers and gateways. |