twin

adj 1: being two identical [syn: {duplicate}, {matching}, {twin(a)},

{twinned}]

2: very similar [syn: {siamese}]

n 1: either of two offspring born at the same time

2: a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho [syn: {Twin},

{Twin Falls}]

3: a duplicate copy [syn: {counterpart}, {similitude}]

v 1: duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face

and chest in reverse" [syn: {duplicate}, {parallel}]

2: bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is

coupled to the other one" [syn: {match}, {mate}, {couple},

{pair}]

3: grow as twins, of crystals

4: give birth to twins

TWAIN

An {image capture} {API} for {Microsoft

Windows} and {Apple Macintosh} {operating systems}. The

standard was first released in 1992, and is currently ratified

at version 1.9 as of January 2000. 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.

{Home (http://www.twain.org/)}.

(2000-02-25)