Imaging Software Glossary: Terms & Concepts: F
The imaging software glossary provides definitions for document and web imaging, in addition to terminology specific to Snowbound Software’s imaging technology.
| Fat Client/Thick Client | Fat client/thick client is a client/server architecture where the client performs the bulk of the data processing or imaging operations. The data itself is stored on the server. Snowbound's VirtualViewer: SI is an example of a fat client. All of the image processing such as zooming, redaction, and manipulation is executed on the client side. Because everything is happening on the client it is very fast since it is not necessary to call back to the server for every action. |
| File Format | A file format is a specification for storing image data. The format dictates what information is present in the file and how it is organized, including headers, directories and compressed data. Snowbound's products import and convert file formats to Snowbound's internal formats at decompress time. The format is a simple uncompressed DIB format stored in memory. This format is decompressed or imported and can be saved out to any supported format. |
| Filter | A filter is a block of code which is used to handle a particular file format or compression algorithm. |
| Flip | Flipping re sults in swapping pixels along the X-axis or along the Y-axis, depending on the operation. It is used to change the orientation of an image. |
| Font | A font is a complete collection of all the characters and typefaces in a specific family. A typeface is usually comprised of an alphabet of letters, numerals, and punctuation marks. |
| Foreground Color | The foreground color is the color to use for the foreground data, such as text. It is also used for the fill-in color for rectangles, ellipses, and polygons and is the highlight color for highlighted rectangles and text color for Post-its and edits. |
| Frame | A frame is the edge or border that resembles a border or picture frame. Frames are often used in word processing and graphic arts to help focus the viewer's attention. In data or network communications, a frame is a block of data that begins with a header to indicate the beginning of the block of data and a trailer to indicate the ending of the data. |
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