Interface industry standard protocol for exchanging information between application software and image capture devices such as digital cameras or scanners.
Technology (or Toolkit) Without An Interesting Name
A interface standard for scanners and other digital imaging devices.
(Technology Without An Interesting Name) A programming interface that lets a graphics application, such as an image editing program or desktop publishing program, activate a scanner, frame grabber or other image-capturing device.
PC standard for scanner drivers. Activated using the Acquire option on an imaging application's File menu, the TWAIN driver presents all the scanner's capture options. Strangely enough the acronym stands for "Technology Without An Interesting Name".
Technology Without An Interesting Name. Graphics application interface.
TWAIN is an industry standard used in image acquisition from scanners, digital cameras and other imaging devices.
A classical reference to "two"; linking two separate worlds, scanners and applications. TWAIN is an industry standard for the communication between image input devices such as fax machines and their application programs.
A protocol that was designed to make communications between software applications and image-acquisition devices (scanners, digital cameras, etc) easier. It is basically a cross-platform application interface for image capturing.
This is a technology that allows the user to scan images directly into an application program without having to use some "middle-man" application to first save the image. The user selects the SCAN option from his TWAIN-compliant application program (such as Photoshop) and the application automatically runs the scanning software. After the image has been scanned by the scanning software, it is imported directly into the application software. Included here mainly because it has been said that TWAIN stands for "Technology Without An Impressive Name."
An image capture API for Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh operating systems. The standard was first released in 1992. TWAIN is typically used as an interface between image processing software and a scanner or digital camera. The word TWAIN is from Kipling's "The Ballad of East and West" - "...and never the TWAIN shall meet...", reflecting the difficulty, at the time, of connecting scanners and personal computers. It was up-cased to TWAIN to make it more distinctive. This led people to believe it was an acronym, and then to a contest to come up with an expansion. None were selected, but the entry "Technology Without An Interesting Name" continues to haunt the standard.
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Communication protocol that allows imaging devices (scanners/digital cameras/image editing software programs) to communicate with each other.
echnology ithout nteresting ame. Scanners use it to comply with devices such as a digital camera.
TWAIN defines a standard software protocol and application programming interface (API) for communication between software applications and image acquisition devices such as Scanners and Digital cameras.
A standard way for scanners and some other devices to talk to you computer. It stands for Technology Without An Important Name
Computer protocol for exchanging information between devices such as camera and computer.
A standardized interface that allows software to communicate with scanners and digital cameras.
(Technology Without An Interesting Name, according to legend) A standard "language" or protocol which computers use to communicate with scanners.
According to "Digital Dave" in ComputorEdge magazine, TWAIN means Technology Without An Interesting Name. TWAIN is a hardware/software standard that allows users to access scanners or other image-capture devices, such as a video frame grabber, from inside Windows applications.
(Scanner driver). Generic device driver that allows the scanned image captured by the scanner to be passed to the host PC. The word TWAIN originates from Kipling's "The Ballad of East and West" - "...and never the twain shall meet...", reflecting the difficulty, at the time, of connecting scanners and personal computers. It was up-cased to TWAIN to make it more distinctive. This led people to believe it was an acronym, and then to a contest to come up with an expansion. None were selected, but the entry "Technology Without An Interesting Name" continues to haunt the standard. (taken from the www.twain.org site)
TWAIN A software interface for controlling scanners and digital cameras. Competes with ISIS technology.
If you have a scanner or digital camera, you're probably familiar with the acronym for Technology Without An Interesting Name. TWAIN refers to the programming that allows a desktop publishing or editing program to launch a scanner or other image-transferring device.
Technology Without Any Interested TWAIN is an interface between an image capture device, such as a scanner, and software that control the device. If you are using TWAIN-compatible software, you can capture an image from a scanner without closing the software. For accessing an image capture device, such as a scanner, from TWAIN-compatible software, see the software's help files.
A program that sits between a scanner and graphics software, enabling an image to be scanned directly into a graphics application. Reputedly stands for 'technology without an interesting name', an acronym possibly derived from the saying 'Ne'er the twain shall meet'.
An open standard interface that makes it possible to capture image data from a scanner while using a graphics application. a.k.a. Technology Without An Interesting Name.
An industry-standard software protocol and API that provides easy integration of image data between input devices, such as scanners and still image digital cameras, and software applications.
Technology Without An Interesting Name. A program that allows graphics software to capture images from a scanner in a readable format.
A software to hardware (mostly scanners and digital cameras) compatibility standard. Most scanners and digital cameras manufactured today are TWAIN compliant.
Stands for Technology Without An Interesting Name. I like this, I found it on another site.
A standard developed to allow imaging devices such as scanners and digital cameras to communicate with PCs.
Technology Without An Interesting Name is how some external devices get their data into a computer. TWAIN allows you to import (acquire) an image into your software. This is the interface of choice on the Window's platform. TWAIN was originally designed for use with scanners and has evolved to cover other products like digital cameras.
Most scanners today are known as: "TWAIN compliant". TWAIN is an important industry standard that allows you to use your scanner from within virtually any graphics software application (i.e. Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Fireworks, etc.). While rumored to stand for, "Technology Without an Important Name," TWAIN surprisingly stands for nothing at all. But, while TWAIN may not stand for anything, you shouldn't buy a scanner that doesn't comply with its standard. Source: TechSoup.org
An acquire interface developed as a standard for communications between scanners, imaging devices, digital cameras and the computer software. TWAIN allows you to import (acquire) an image into your software. This is the generally the interface of choice on the Windows platform.
A popular software interface for low speed scanners and digital cameras.
A software driver interface between a scanner and other image capturing devices that lets you scan images from a scanning application directly into an application like Adobe Photoshop.
A program that sits between the scanner and graphics software that allows images to be scanned and acquired directley into the application. Stands for technology without an interesting name (reputedly).
existing interface standard used to transfer images from a digital camera to a computer via a serial connection.
Protocol for exchanging information between applications and devices such as scanners and digital cameras. TWAIN makes it possible for digital cameras and software to "talk" with one another on PCs.
Image acquisition device driver standard. Most imaging devices provide a Twain interface that allows most image editing software to directly acquire images from that device. More than one imaging device can be connected to your computer. Twain is not an acronym, it is just a name. For more information, go to the official Twain web site.
An industry standard scanner interface that allows software applications to communicate with and control document scanners via a computer's serial port
("Technology without an interesting name") Developed by a consortium of imaging hardware and software manufacturers, TWAIN is a cross-platform interface for acquiring pictures captured by TWAIN-compliant scanners, digital cameras, and still-frame video capture boards.
A programming interface that lets a graphics application, such as an image-editing program or a digital camera, activate a scanner, a frame grabber, or another image-capturing device.
Toolkit Without An Interesting Name] A set of operations that allow scanners to have a standard interface to software. This allows the use of your favorite graphics package with your favorite scanner without worrying if one will support the other. As long as both are TWAIN-complaint they will work together.
(Toolkit Without An Interesting Name): A software protocol used to import images into a computer from external devices, such as digital cameras and scanners.
Protocol for exchanging information between application and devices such as scanners and digital cameras. TWAIN makes it possible for digital cameras to "talk" with one another on PC's.
a standardised software method to link computer applications and image acquisition devices (usually scanners)
(submitted by a reader) "Technology without an interesting name" Actually its the interface used by a input device such as a scanner to import images (generally graphics) into the computer.
is a scanning interface standard developed to address the need for consistent, easy integration of scanners with document imaging programs. Software programs that are written to support the TWAIN standard are capable of controlling any TWAIN compliant scanner.
This refers to the technology used to get photos out of your cameras and scanners etc. Obviously invented by someone with a sense of humour, it stands for " echnology ithout nteresting ame"
An acquire interface developed by a consortium of software developers as a standard for communications between scanners, imaging devices and now digital cameras and the computer software.
Tool Kit Without An Interesting Name – a universal toolkit with standard hardware/software drivers for multi-media peripheral devices.
Scanners. A multi vendor industry standard for software that controls optical input devices such as scanners, film recorders and video capture interface cards. Application programs that support Twain allow optical input devices to be controlled from inside the application. The specification is controlled by the TWAIN working group
Technology Without An Interesting Name; generic set of drivers used by software to interface with a scanner, or sometimes, a digital camera.
n. Acronym for technology without an interesting name. The de facto standard interface between software applications and image-capturing devices such as a scanners. Nearly all scanners contain a TWAIN driver, but only TWAIN-compatible software can use the technology. See also scanner.
A widely-used technology that lets you scan an image directly into an application where you want to work with the image.
TWAIN is a standard for acquiring images from s: an image capture API for Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh operating systems.