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Page interleaving A feature where a blank sheet is inserted between the pages of a print
job. These job dividing sheets are not stapled with the rest of the
original document (if stapling is requested). This feature was
previously known as
Tab Sheet Insertion . See also: Cover Sheet and
Sheet Insertion .
PCL P rinter C ontrol L anguage. The command language for the HP
LaserJet printers. It has become a de facto standard used in many
printers and typesetters. PCL Level 5, introduced with the LaserJet III
in 1990, also supports Compugraphic's Intellifont scalable fonts.
Starting with the LaserJet 5 in 1996, PCL Level 6 streamlines the
graphics and font commands, reducing the amount of information that
has to be sent to the printer.
PCONSOLE A NetWare utility used to monitor and manage queues on a NetWare
server.
PDL P age d escription l anguage. A programming language, such as
PostScript, that describes output to a printer.
Peer to peer A network architecture in which nodes communicate directly with
other nodes, as opposed to client/server architecture.
Ping To send a dummy message to check whether a remote device is
online and working correctly.
POP3 P ost O ffice P rotocol 3 . The most widely-used protocol for downloading
e-mail from a remote server.
PostScript A page description language (PDL) from Adobe used extensively on
all computer platforms. It is the de facto standard in commercial
typesetting and printing houses, many of which require PostScript files
as electronic input.
Printer driver Software installed on the client workstation that enables printing to a
device. The Imagistics printer drivers are on the
ipc1-im8130 Client
CD-ROM . They permit printing to the controller.
Printer Sticky The paradigm where actions and/or settings are permanently saved
so that they are accessible later. For example, a change is made to
the printer settings for a single document and all applications are
aware of the change. See also, Document Sticky.
Definitions of Common Terms
Term Definition
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