(1) (
CompuServe
Information
Service) See
CompuServe.
(2) (
Card
Information
Structure) A data structure on a PC Card that contains information about the card's contents. It allows the card to describe its configuration requirements to its host computer.
(3) (
Contact
Image
Sensor) A type of scanning sensor used in low-cost scanners that is smaller than a CCD. Although it allows for smaller, lighter scanners to be built, color fidelity and image quality are not as good as CCD. See
CCD sensor and
CMOS sensor.