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<title>Introduction</title>
<h1><a name="s2">2 Introduction</a></h1>
<p>SANE is an application programming interface (API) that provides
standardized access to any raster image scanner hardware. The
standardized interface allows to write just one driver for each
scanner device instead of one driver for each scanner and application.
The reduction in the number of required drivers provides significant
savings in development time. More importantly, SANE raises the level
at which applications can work. As such, it will enable applications
that were previously unheard of in the UNIX world. While SANE is
primarily targeted at a UNIX environment, the standard has been
carefully designed to make it possible to implement the API on
virtually any hardware or operating system.
<p>SANE is an acronym for ``Scanner Access Now Easy.'' Also, the hope is
that SANE is sane in the sense that it will allow easy implementation
of the API while accommodating all features required by today's
scanner hardware and applications. Specifically, SANE should be broad
enough to accommodate devices such as scanners, digital still and
video cameras, as well as virtual devices like image file filters.
<p><h2><a href="doc005.html">2.1 Terminology</a></h2><p><hr>
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