Measuring and checking devices, measuring apparatus and measuring instruments, namely, spectrometers, multi-angle spectrophotometers, multi-angle spectrometers, multi-angle photometers, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods, namely, fitted containers and cases for storage and transport for the aforesaid goods; data processing apparatus and computers and parts and fittings therefor, all of which are specifically adapted for use with spectrometers, namely, computer screens, LCD screens, touch screens, keyboards, computer network interface devices for transferring data, memory expansion cards, secure digital (SD) memory cards, semiconductor chips, high definition multimedia interface cables, USB cables, data cables, Ethernet cables, wireless computer peripherals and wireless communication devices for voice, data or image transmission for the transfer of measuring data on external computers; computer programs, namely, computer programs for setting up, operating and collecting and analyzing data from a spectrometer, calculating color measurements, paint and color matching, color formulation retrieval, and analysis and display of spectral or color data, and data stored on data carriers, namely, an electronic database in the field of spectrometry for identifying and measuring, color and gloss, paint formulation, sample characterization, instrument settings, hardware parameters, and customer specifications recorded on computer media