Voting machine terms defined

There are many types of devices that can be described as voting machines, here are some common terms and jargon used in the field.

DRE: Direct Recording Electronic. A device that gathers votes through a user interface, stores them internally, and then produces a tabulation of the votes at the end of the voting period.

OpScan: Optical Scanner. This device tabulates the vote result by scanning paper ballots that might be bubble sheets filled in by the voters, or might be produced from a ballot printer.

VVPAT: Voter verified paper audit trail. This is the capability for a voting machine to produce a lasting paper record which is reviewed by the voter prior to casting the final vote.

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