Xerox NUVERA 288 User Manual

Xerox DocuPrint NPS/ IPS

Glossary

721P90030 Version 8.0 October 2002

Xerox Corporation 701 S. Aviation Boulevard El Segundo, CA 90245

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List of acronyms

Glossary

This glossary contains a list of acronyms and terms for use with the Xerox DocuColor NPS/IPS.

This section contains a list of acronyms you may need while working with the NPS/IPS.

AFP

ASCII

bpi

CCU

CIU

CLI

CMYK

CRD

CSI

CSR

DCE

DCIM

DFA

DOS

Advanced Function Presentation

American Standard Code for Information Interchange

bits per inch

customer changeable unit; used for highlight color printers

channel interface unit

command line interface

cyan, magenta, yellow, black

color rendering dictionary; used for PostScript jobs

command status interface

customer support representative

data center

data communications equipment

data control interface module

Document Feeding and Finishing Architecture

Disk Operating System

dpi

ENET

EPS

ftp

GUI

Glossary 1

dots per inch

Ethernet network

electronic publishing

Enterprise Printing System

file transfer protocol

graphical user interface

Glossary

HCF

HCU

hpos

ICC

IOT

IPDS

JCB

JID

JPM

LAN

LEF

lpi

LUN

NPS/IPS

high-capacity feeder

Host Channel Unit

horizontal positioning

International Color Consortium

image output terminal; printer engine

Intelligent Printer Data Stream

job control block

job identifier

Job Pool Manager

Local Area Network

long-edge feed

line feed character

lines per inch

logical unit number

Network Printing System/IPDS Printing System

OCR

PCL

PDF

PDL

ppm

PQA

PSF

PWBA

RAM

RGB

SEF

SNMP

spi

optical character recognition

Personal Computer

Printer Command Language

Portable Document Format

page description languag

pages per minute

print quality adjustment

Print Services Facility

point

printed wiring board assembly

random access memory

red, green, blue

short-edge feed

Simple Network Management Protocol

spots per inch

user interface

vpos

Glossary 2

virtual memory

vertical positioning

List of terms

Glossary

This section contains a list of terms you may need while working with the DocuPrint NPS/IPS, and a definition of each.

American

Standard Code for

Information

Interchange

(ASCII)

AppleTalk

application

software

abort

alignment

alphanumeric

Paper size measuring 297 by 420 mm.

Paper size measuring 210 by 297 mm.

Standard 7-bit code which represents alphanumeric information. Each alphanumeric character and several nonprinting characters are assigned a binary number, covering 128 possible characters. It is used for information interchange among data processing systems, data communication systems, and associated equipment.

Network communication protocol inherent to the Apple Macintosh operating system and supported by the DocuPrint NPS.

Software resident on the host or client workstation used to create print documents.

To terminate printing, program, or nonprinting execution before it completes.

The positioning of an image on a page for printing.

Set of characters including the letters A through Z, numerals 0 through 9, and all printable special symbols.

American

Standard Code for

Information

Interchange

(ASCII)

AppleTalk

application

software

argument

attribute

Standardized code that represents letters, numbers, and other characters established by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to achieve compatibility between data processing and data communications equipment.

Network communication protocol suite inherent to the Apple Macintosh operating system and supported by the DocuPrint NPS/IPS.

Software resident on the client workstation used to create print documents.

Any word (string of characters separated by spaces or tabs) after the command in a command line.

Set of attributes available for controlling the processing of a print job. Print attributes include simplex or duplex printing, media selection, collating, stitching, and so on. Print attributes can be sent to the Printer Controller as part of the job, providing automatic job processing. They also may be associated with virtual printers, which may then assign the attribute to the job.

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Glossary

background job

batch

batch processing

baud

binary

bit

Paper size measuring 250 by 353 mm.

Low-priority job, usually batched, which is executed automatically as system resources become available.

Method by which bodies of data are accumulated and grouped by kind before processing.

Allows for repetitive operations to be performed sequentially on batched data without much involvement of the computer operator.

Measurement of data rate in bits per second. This term is used to describe information flow between two devices. Unit of data transmitting/receiving speed is roughly equal to a single bit per second. Common baud rates are 110, 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, and 9600.

Numbering system based on 2 rather than 10 and containing only the symbols 0 and 1. Binary is especially well suited for use in computers and related devices since information can be represented with electric pulses (0=off, 1=on). Most computer calculations are binary.

In the binary numbering system, either of the characters 0 or 1. The bit is the basic unit of information with which a computer works. It can take the form of a magnetized spot, an electric pulse, a positive or negative charge, etc. A number of bits strung together represents a character to a computer.

bitmap

Multipliers are:

1 byte = 8 bits

1 kilobyte (KB) or 1,024 bytes = 8,192 bits

1 megabyte (MB) or 1,048,576 bytes = 8,388,608 bits.

Computer space equivalents are:

1.5 KB = about 1 single-spaced typed page

30 KB = about 20 typed pages

150 KB = about 100 typed pages

Electronic definition of an image, comprised of a matrix of picture elements (pixels or dots), where a bit value of one means that the picture element is imaged, and a bit value of zero means that the picture element is not imaged. The number of picture elements in a square area is a function of the display device resolution.

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Glossary

bitmapped

bits per second

(bps)

blocking

block length

boot

break page

buffer

Display image generated bit by bit for each point or dot. A software-driven scanner is used to create characters and/or graphics.

In serial communication, the instantaneous bit speed with which a device or channel transmits a character.

Process of combining two or more records into a single block of data which can then be moved, operated upon, stored, etc., as a single unit by the computer.

Number of characters or bytes contained in a block of data (the block is treated as a unit within the computer). Block length is usually invariable within a system and may be specified in units such as records, words, computer words, or characters.

To load a program’s initial instructions of a program into the computer’s memory. These instructions then direct the loading of the rest of the program. Booting may require entry of a few commands at the keyboard or the flip of a switch to begin the process.

header page.

See

Compartment of memory in which data is stored during transfer from one device to another. Useful for (1) accumulating data into blocks before storage or processing, and (2) for adjusting differences of speed between devices, or between a device and a communicating facility.

bypass transport

byte

CCU

CCU changeout

cart

carriage return

case–sensitive

channel

Optional module that moves paper from the printer to a finishing device.

Fixed number of bits (in data processing, usually 8) operated upon as a unit. A byte may represent a character, a machine instruction, or some other logical unit of information.

Customer changeable unit. In the 4850, 4890, and 92C, the unit removed to change the color of the dry ink installed in the printer. Consists of the color developer housing and the dry ink bottle.

Cart used to remove and install the customer changeable unit for changing the color dry ink installed in the printer.

Control character that (unless set to be interpreted as a line end) causes the printing system to start printing at the left margin of the current line.

Treating lowercase and uppercase characters differently.

1. In data communications, a path or line that enables two or more devices to communicate (sometimes called a circuit, facility, or link).

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Glossary

2. In computers, a path for communication between the central processing unit (CPU) and input/output units, or between the CPU and peripheral devices.

character

character cell

character code

character set

characters per

inch (cpi)

client software

client workstation

CMYK

Single printable letter (A-Z), numeral (0-9), symbol (& % #), or punctuation mark (, . ! ?) used to represent data. Characters can also be nonprinting, such as space, tab, or carriage return.

Digitized space containing a single character within a font set.

Code representing alphanumeric information, for example, ASCII.

Number of different characters used by a particular device, including alphabetic, numeric, and special characters such as symbols.

Designates the number of characters per inch for a particular typeface. Refer to pitch.

Software that manages the submission of print jobs to the Printer Controller.

Workstation connected to the network used to create print jobs (documents) and submit them to the Printer Controller.

An industry standard color definition model in which all colors are defined in terms of values for the four-color process primary colors: cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. Refer to color definition model.

collate

color definition

model

color substitution

command

communication

line

communication

link

To arrange or assemble into ordered sets.

A standardized format for defining colors using quantifiable values. The most popular such models are RGB, CMYK, and HSB.

The use of an algorithm to translate a color specified in an industry standard color definition model (e.g., RGB, CMYK, HSB) to a tone of a highlight primary color.

User instruction to a computer, input through the system controller keyboard. Commands are words, mnemonics, or characters that cause a computer to perform predefined operations.

Telecommunication line connecting devices at one location with devices at other locations in order to transmit and receive information.

Physical means (i.e., data link) connecting one location to another to transmit and receive information.

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Glossary

compatibility

compile

concatenate

console

consumable

supplies

control program

copy-sensitive

Characteristic of computer equipment permitting one device to use the same information or programs as another device without conversion or code modification.

To translate instructions written in high-level language into machine language for execution by a system.

To connect or link in a series, as when files are grouped together for faster processing. Refer to job concatenation mode.

Functional unit containing devices used by an operator to communicate with a print engine (IOT). It may consist of a display, keyboard, and certain switches or other controls.

Supplies such as paper and dry ink that are depleted during the course of normal printer operation.

An operating system program that manages job flow, input/ output processing, and other overall system functions and resources.

Term used to indicate jobs in which multiple copies of a report will contain different data, as with paychecks and banking statements.

CPU

customer

changeable unit

daemon

database

data

communications

data file

Central processing unit. Interprets and executes instructions, performs all operations and calculations, and controls input and output units and auxiliary attachments.

See CCU.

A task that runs continually in conjunction with the UNIX operating system that periodically checks for specific conditions or logical events and performs some action if the conditions are met. The task can be used to display and notify the operator of such conditions.

Information to meet specific processing and retrieval needs. Generally applies to integrated file of data, arranged for access by many subsystems.

Transmission and reception of encoded information over telecommunication lines.

Collection of related data records organized in a specific manner so that each record is similarly structured, e.g., a payroll file set up with one record for each employee, last name first, indicating the rate of pay and all deductions.

data link

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Physical means of connecting one location with another for communication, i.e., the communications lines, modems, and controls which transmit information between two or more stations.

Glossary

data rate

data storage

data stream

data transmission

DCIM

decomposer

default

device

DFA

In data communications, the rate at which a channel carries data, measured in bps (bits per second).

Preservation of data on various media (e.g., tape, disks, CD, magnetic bubble memory, etc.).

Format of data passed from one device to another.

Transmission of coded data over telephone or other telecommunication lines.

Data Control Interface Module. The video interface hardware which resides in the printer controller for communication with the printer.

Printer controller task that translates print data from the PDL command file into a bitmap image of the page to be printed.

Predefined value the system uses when another value is not provided.

Any piece of hardware other than the CPU (Central Processing Unit).

Document Feeding and Finishing Architecture. Software that enables third-party feeding and finishing devices to be attached to a Xerox printer to perform pre- and post-processing functions (such as roll-feeding, saddle-stitching, booklet-making, etc.)

diagnostics

digitize

See also

fault

field

file

filename

finisher

firmware

fixed disk

fixed font

fixed pitch

Condition which prevents proper processing of a print job and requires the intervention of an operator. For example, a paper jam is a fault.

Preset place for entering information.

Set of records or text that can be stored and retrieved. Organized, named collection of records treated as a unit. For offline, it is the data between the two tape marks. For online, it is the data between banner pages.

Name of a file or directory in a command line.

Any optional output finishing solution, for example, the stitcher/ stacker.

Permanent programs stored in read-only memory (ROM).

Disk drive that is mounted within a computer and is not removable.

Font containing characters with fixed spacing.

Font set in which every character cell has the same width. In reference to character sets, this term describes typefaces in which all character cells are of equal width. Monospaced as opposed to proportional spaced.

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Glossary

fixed spacing

flag

font

form

format

form feed

Arrangement of characters on a line so that all characters occupy the same amount of horizontal space.

Small indicator marking the occurrence of an event or the existence of a certain condition while the program is executing.

Complete set of alphanumeric characters and symbols having common characteristics such as style (typeface), point size, weight, and stress. Computers store font images in data files, defined in either bitmap or contour format.

1. Printed or typed document with blank spaces for inserting information.

2. Page(s) of data stored on the controller that may be merged with variable data.

1. Layout of a document, including margins, page length, line spacing, typeface, etc.

2. In data storage, the way the surface of a disk is organized to store data.

3. To prepare the disk to accept data.

Keyboard/printer control character that causes the printer to skip the top of the next page.

ftp

fuse

halftone screen

hard disk

HCF

HCS

HCSS

File transfer protocol used for transferring files from one workstation to another across a network.

To affix dry ink to paper by heat or pressure or a combination of both.

A tool used in offset printing, typesetting, and laser printing to convert a continuous tone (i.e., photographic) image to dots, which allows the image to be rendered accurately in these printing processes.

fixed disk.

See

High-capacity feeder. An optional feeder module containing two feeder trays which work independently with the standard feeder trays 1 and 2. The HCF increases the feeder capacity by approximately 2,000 sheets and allows automatic tray switching and increased uninterrupted printing time.

High capacity stacker; used on the DocuColor 2060. An optional finishing device that provides stacking and offsetting capabilities for output into a stacker tray.

High capacity stacker stapler; used on the DocuColor 2060. An optional finishing device that provides stacking, stapling, and offsetting capabilities for output into a stacker tray.

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Glossary

HCU

hardware

header page

hexadecimal

hierarchy

highlight color

Host Channel Unit. A component of the channel-attached system, which provides the interface between the host channel controller. Used for IPDS printing only.

Physical components (mechanical, magnetic, electronic, etc.) of a system, as opposed to programs, procedures, rules, and associated documentation. The hardware is operated by software and firmware.

Page printed at the beginning of a job that provides information about the print job, such as the name of the document and the job sender.

Numbering system with a base of 16. In this system, 10 through 15 represented by A through F, respectively.

Relative priority assigned to arithmetic or logical operations that must be performed.

Printing with black plus one other color in a single pass. In models 4850, 4890, and 92C, a range of shades and tints is printed by varying the percentage of black dots, color dots, and white space between the dots within a given square area of the page.

host

host interface

HSB

identifier (id)

image area

implementation

impressions per

minute (ipm)

in-front page

initialize

Computer accessed by users which serves as a source of highspeed data processing for workstations with less computer power. Commonly referred to as mainframe.

Connection between network and host computer.

A printing industry standard color definition model in which all colors are defined in terms of values for hue, saturation, and brightness. Refer to color definition model.

Characters used to identify or name data and possibly to indicate certain properties of that data.

Area on a physical page that may contain text or graphics.

Process of installing system hardware and software. Also the process of converting a design into an actual working system.

The number of pages (one side) a printer can print during the space of one minute. Used interchangeably with pages per minute (ppm).

A term that refers to the top page of a double-sided sheet.

1. To prepare the magnetic surface of a blank diskette so that it can accept data.

2. To set all information in a computer system to its starting values (usually the first step is accomplished when a program is booted).

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Glossary

interface

Internet Protocol

(IP) address

IOT

IPDS

IPS

job

Job Messages

sheet

Job Pool Manager

(JPM)

job size

landscape page

orientation

Hardware that provides physical connection and electronic communication between two hardware devices.

Refers to an address of any host that uses TCP/IP network protocol.

The Image Output Terminal, also known as the print engine.

Intelligent Printer Data Stream.

IPDS Printing System.

Print data and attributes required for processing and printing a document.

Page printed at the end of a print job that includes information about the job or error messages if any errors occurred. The format of the Job Messages sheet can be configured by the user.

Printer Controller task which provides intelligent management and processing of unprinted jobs from the time they are received at the Printer Controller to the time they are printed.

Size of the print master data file measured in bytes.

Orientation of print lines or top of an illustration parallel to the long edge of the paper.

language

laser printing

latent image

leading

legal size

letter size

library

light emitting

diode (LED)

Defined set of characters and symbols combined together by specific rules.

Technology that uses a laser to transfer character forms to a page by direct or indirect means.

Static charge present on the photoconductor before contact with dry ink particles.

1. Pronounced ledding.

2. Vertical distance between lines (also called line space), measured from a baseline of one line to the baseline of the next.

3. Extra spacing between lines of type.

4. In typography, spacing between lines and paragraphs.

Sheet the standard size of legal briefs, 8.5 by 14 inches / 216 by 352 mm.

Paper sized 8.5 by 11 inches / 216 by 279 mm.

In data storage, a collection of related files or programs.

Solid substance that glows when a current is passed through it. Often used for indicator lights on disk drives or modems, as well as for displays on other electronic equipment.

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Glossary

line feed

load

Local Area

Network (LAN)

log

logical page

long-edge feed

(LEF)

mainframe

markform

Control character that (unless set to be interpreted as a line end) causes the printing system to begin printing in the current character position of the next line.

To enter data into storage or working registers.

Network connecting computer and peripheral devices through cables.

File that contains a record of events, such as messages, errors, jobs and their accounting information, and so on.

A logical page is defined by an origin location, thus allowing more than one logical page to be placed on a physical page.

The movement of paper through the printer in the direction of the paper length (the longer side of a sheet of paper). short-edge feed.

Central processing unit (CPU) and memory of a large computer. More often used to denote any large computer of the type that might be used to control a group of smaller computers, terminals, or other devices. Refer to host.

A parameter name for an end-of-job marker in the IPDS data stream.

See also

media

medium

megabyte (MB)

megahertz (MHz)

message

Describes size, type, color, and weight.

Object or material on which data is stored (e.g., magnetic tape or floppy disk).

A unit of approximately one million bytes.

1. Unit of cycling speed (one million cycles per second) for an electromagnetic wave (in particular, a radio wave).

2. The sending and receiving stations of a radio wave transmission must be tuned in to the same unit of megahertz.

The information passed to the user or to a task within the system. The information is usually associated with an error, fault, or system condition. The standard message format consists of a header (containing identifying and control information), followed by the actual message content, followed by a trailer (indicating that the message is completed).

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Glossary

MICR

mixed

environment

modem

module

network

Functionality that produces a Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) line on negotiable and turnaround documents such as checks and bills. The MICR printing system prints documents using magnetic ink and special fonts to create machine readable information that allows for quick document processing. In general, MICR is used to print accounting and routing information on blank checks and other negotiable documents.

Group of different printing systems at the same location.

Device that converts digital information into an analog signal suitable for sending over analog telecommunication lines. Also converts an analog signal from telecommunication lines into digital information.

Cohesive unit within a program. It is consistent in its level and identifiable in terms of loading or with other units.

1. System of geographically separate computers, linked to one another over transmission lines.

2. Communication lines connecting a computer to its remote terminals.

network

communications

protocol

node

nonimpact printer

Novell

NPS/IPS

object file

offline

offset

Defined standard for the communication of data over a network.

Station, terminal, or computer that performs some control operation and influences the operation of the network as a whole.

Printer that forms characters without any strikes of a key or element against the paper.

Commonly used network communications protocol supported by the DocuPrint NPS/IPS.

Network Printing System/IPDS Printing System

Source file converted into machine language (binary code).

Devices not under the active control of a central processing unit. For example, a computer makes output to a magnetic tape. The tape is then used by an offline printing system to produce printed data. Offline operations are much slower than online operations. Refer to online.

To place pages currently being printed in slightly different positions from previous pages.

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Glossary

offset printing

online

operating system

option

orientation

page orientation

A widely-used method of commercial and corporate printing, where ink is picked up by a metal or paper plate, passed to an offset drum, and then passed to the paper.

Devices under the direct control of a central processing unit, e.g., a printing system in interactive communication with a mainframe. Refer to offline.

Basic host- controlling program that governs the operations of a computer, such as job entry, input/output, and data management. The operating system is always running when the computer is active. Unlike other types of programs, it does not run to an end point and stop.

A portion of the command line that modifies the command.

1. In reference to image area, orientation describes whether the printed lines are parallel to the long edge of the paper or the short edge of the paper.

2. Choice of printing portrait (vertically) or landscape (horizontally).

Direction in which data is printed on a report. Refer to landscape page orientation and portrait page orientation.

pagination

pathname

Page Description

Language (PDL)

PDF

pel

peripheral

Process of separating text into pages.

An identifier for the position of a file or directory within the file system.

Personal Computer. Family of computers that most commonly run a version of DOS.

Page description language used to describe the printing of jobs to a laser printing system. PDL describes the input (type, format, characteristics), performs the processing functions (logical processing), and describes the output (type, format, font selection, accounting options) of a print job. Examples are PostScript or PCL.

Portable Document Format. A document format for distributing documents for viewing and printing on a wide variety of platforms. Often used with Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat.

Equivalent of dots per inch.

Device used with a computer or workstation, usually for input or output. Printers, modems, and the cartridge tape drives are examples of peripherals.

physical page

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Sheet of paper on which printing is done.

Glossary

pica

pitch

pixel

point

point size

1. Unit of measurement equal to 0.166 inch. Picas are often used to express line measure or column width. There are about 6 picas to an inch. Refer to point.

2. A 10-pitch typeface.

1. Horizontal character spacing; 10-pitch (10 characters per inch) spacing is called pica, and 12-pitch (12 characters per inch) spacing is called elite.

2. The number of page images placed on the xerographic belt during one revolution.

Short for picture element. Smallest identifiable point of a bitmapped screen that can be independently assigned color and intensity. Pixels are definable locations on a display used to form images. For graphic displays, more pixels generally provide higher resolution. Spots, dots, and pixels are used interchangeably.

Unit of measurement equal to 0.0139 inch. Points are always used to express type size and leading. There are 12 points to a pica and about 72 points to every inch. Refer to pica.

Height of character set from the top of its ascenders to the bottom of its descenders in units called points. Point size does not always include leading.

portrait page

orientation

PostScript

ppm

primary color

printer

Orientation of print lines or the top of an illustration parallel to the short edge of the paper.

Page description language developed by Adobe Systems, Incorporated. PostScript describes the input (type, format, characteristics), performs the processing functions (logical processing), and describes the output (type, format, font selection, accounting options) of a print job.

Pages per minute.

A color that, when combined with one or more other primary colors in a color model system in varying quantities, produces the palette of colors described by that model.

Component of the DocuPrint NPS/IPS that accepts data from the Printer Controller and prints the document according to the print attributes specified by the user. The printer also provides paper stacking, collating, and optional finishing. “DocuPrint printer” or “printer” refers to the base printer engine (IOT) only, without the Printer Controller and interface.

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Glossary

Printer Control

Language (PCL)

Printer Controller

print quality

adjustment (PQA)

print queue

process color

printing

queue

random access

memory (RAM)

Printer description language defined by Hewlett–Packard Company. PCL describes the input (type, format, characteristics), performs the processing functions (logical processing), and describes the output (type, format, font selection, accounting options) of a print job.

Component of the DocuPrint NPS/IPS that manages the spooling and processing of print jobs.

The process by which the NPS/IPS maintains the electrostatic state of the xerographic subsystem to ensure optimal print quality.

Temporarily stores print jobs that have been sent over the network but that have not yet been forwarded to the printer.

In process color printing, every color in the spectrum is printed by combining various percentages of the four-color process primary colors—cyan, magenta, yellow, and black.

List of documents waiting to be processed.

Storage that allows data (such as documents) to be stored and retrieved directly by address location without reading through any other data.

raster data

rasterization

resolution

RGB

scale

shade

short-edge feed

(SEF)

Binary data, usually consisting of dots arranged in scan lines, according to the print order.

The creation of a bitmap image of a page for printing.

The number of picture elements (pixels or dots) per square area unit. An imaging system converts a character from digitized data into a printed image composed of these tiny dots. The greater the number of dots per inch (i.e., higher the resolution), the clearer the image produced.

A printing industry standard color definition model in which all colors are defined in terms of values for the three additive primary colors: red, green, and blue. Refer to color definition model.

To adjust font or image size according to given proportions.

Color resulting from adding black to a pure hue.

Laser printing in which the paper is fed through the imaging system short-edge first. The movement of paper through the printer in the direction of the paper width (the shorter side of a sheet of paper).

See also

long-edge feed.

simplex printing

SNMP

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Printing on one side of the page. Contrast with duplex printing.

Simple Network Management Protocol

Glossary

Solaris

software

application

space

special processing

spectrophoto-

meter

spi

spooling

spot

Operating System developed primarily by Sun Microsystems for use on Sun computers and workstations. Provides inherent support for UNIX and for TCP/IP.

application software.

See

Blank area between words, recognized as a character by word and data processing systems.

Commands allowing the user to process special reports (i.e., printing certain records, printing on special paper).

Device used to calibrate color on the DocuColor NPS/IPS.

spots per inch.

Process of releasing data from main memory and storing it temporarily until a peripheral device is ready to accept it, e.g., storing text before sending it to a printer.

Unit of measurement representing a fraction of an inch, for example, 300 spots per inch (spi). May also be referred to as a picture element (pixel) or dot.

stock

stockset

string

SunOS

syntax

syntax error

system

administrator

system controller

system page

TCP/IP

A certain type of paper for printing a job.

Collection of stocks to be used on a print job. Refer to stock.

Connected sequence of alphanumeric characters treated as one unit of data by a program.

Operating System developed primarily by Sun Microsystems for use on Sun computers and workstations. SunOS provides inherent support for UNIX and for TCP/IP.

Rules governing the structure and format of expressions in a programming language.

System response to a mistake in the entry of a command.

Person responsible for configuring, operating, and maintaining the DocuPrint system, and also for installing client software on network workstations.

The Sun workstation controller for the NPS/IPS. Usually called printer controller.

Maximum area in which text and graphics can be imaged on a printing system.

Commonly used network communications protocol supported by the DocuPrint NPS/IPS.

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Glossary

telnet

throughput

tint

token ring

tone

tray grouping

tri-level

xerography

Terminal emulation program for TCP/IP networks. Connects a workstation to a server (or other workstation) on the network and allows you to enter commands that will be executed as if you were entering them directly at the server.

Measurement of the speed of a printer, expressed in pages per minute.

Color resulting from adding white to a pure hue.

Network topology in which a control packet or token is passed from station to station in sequential order. Stations needing access must wait for the token before transmitting data. In a token ring, the next logical station receiving the token is also the next physical station.

A primary color in its pure form, or mixed with black or white to create a lighter tint or darker shade of the primary color.

A group or cluster of related feeder trays.

Feature of the 4850, 4890, and 92C that enables the imaging of both the black and the color portions of the page in a single pass through the creation of a third charge state.

truncated

two-up

ULTRIX

UNIX

user interface (UI)

virtual page

virtual printers

Cut off before completion, as when data transfer from a host to a printer is cut off before all data has been transmitted.

Application that prints two logical pages on one side of a physical page.

Operating system that runs on DECStations. It consists of a hierarchical system of commands, shells, files, and directories.

See also

Operating system for computers, usually working in a network environment. UNIX consists of a hierarchical system of commands, shells, files, and directories. system.

System for gathering input from a user and presenting data to the user.

Page area selected by a forms designer for printing.

Alternate names for the printer which allow different sets of attribute values to be applied to submitted jobs. The operator and system administrator define virtual printer names and the associated set of attributes and values.

operating system.

See also

operating

window

workstation

x axis

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Area of a desktop associated with a task.

client workstation.

See

Horizontal axis on a forms grid.

Glossary

xdot

xerographic

engine

xerographic mode

y axis

Unit of measurement representing a fraction of an inch. May also be referred to as a picture element (pixel) or spot; for example, 300 spots per inch (spi).

Component of a printer that develops an image, transfers it to paper, and fuses it for output as hardcopy.

There are two xerographic modes (for highlight color systems): black mode or highlight mode. Black mode allows printing with black dry ink only, while the highlight mode enables highlight color printing.

Vertical axis on a forms grid.

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Xerox NUVERA 288 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

List of acronyms

List of terms