Lexmark Optra S 1250, User Manual

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Glossary
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Glossary
Reference
portrait orientation
Printed page orientation in which the
height of the page is greater than the
width.
ppm
See pages per minute.
PQET
See Print Quality Enhancement
Technology.
print cartridge
The replaceable unit inside the printer
that contains the photoconductor and
toner supply.
print material
Any materials you print on, such as
paper, envelopes, labels, card stock,
and transparencies.
Print Quality Enhancement
Technology (PQET)
A printer feature that improves the
quality of text by smoothing the edges
of characters and lines.
printer driver
A program that translates the
language of a software application to
the language of the printer so the two
can communicate data.
proportionally spaced font
A font that varies with the width of the
character to allow uniform spacing
around characters.
protocol
A set of rules governing the
communication and the transfer of
data between two or more devices in a
communication system.
R
RAM
See random access memory.
random access memory (RAM)
Memory that allows rapid storing and
retrieving of data. RAM contents are
erased when electrical power is turned
off.
Ready
State of the printer in which it can
receive, process, and print data.
resolution
A measure of the sharpness of a
printer image, expressed in the
number of dots per inch (dpi).
S
scalable font
A font whose characters are stored
only as outlines so it is easy to change
(or scale) the size of the characters
(measured in points).