A company that manufacturers and sells Barcode scanners and data collection computers and terminals.
Hertz is a unit of Frequency (of change in state or cycle in a sound or light wave, alternating current, or other cyclical waveform) of one cycle per second. For example, in the United States, common house electrical supply is at 60 hertz meaning the current changes direction or polarity 120 times, or 60 cycles, a second. In Europe, line frequency is 50 hertz, or 50 cycles per second.
RF frequencies used in data collection is at much higher frequency rates, usually expressed in kilohertz (kHz), megahertz (MHz) or gigahertz (GHz).
HIBC – Health Industry BarCode
A variation of Code 39used in the health industry.
See Symbologies (List) for a list of common symbologies.
HIPAA – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
The Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA, Title II) requires the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish national standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health plans, and employers. It also addresses the security and privacy of health data. The HHS states that adopting these standards will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the nation's health care system by encouraging the widespread use of electronic data interchange in health care.
HTML – HyperText Markup Language
HTML is a scripting language that is used to create web pages. This web page is written in HTML, to see a sample of HTML, in your browser, click View/Source.
HTTP – HyperTextTransfer Protocol
HTTP is the Protocol used to deliver web pages from the web Server to the web Client (your computer).
A hub is a network device that provides a central point of connection between media segments. Hubs are special repeaters that pass a signal onto multiple segments.
