NEC Silentwriter SuperScript 610, User Manual

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Glossary–6
pH
The acidity/alkalinity of paper.
point
A unit of measurement for sizing type. One point
equals 1/72 inch.
porosity
The openness of a sheet as determined by the spac-
ing between fibers. Sheet porosity is usually evalu-
ated by measuring its air permeability and is ex-
pressed in Gurley units.
port A socket on the connector panel of a computer or
peripheral device where you can plug in a cable to
connect to another computer or device, or to a
network.
PostScript
A page description language that controls the place-
ment of text and graphics on a page.
printer driver
A software file that translates printer commands.
Print Manager An application program that runs in the background
when printing. Once the print file is sent to the Print
Manager, the Print Manager controls the print queue
and then sends the file to the printer. The user can
then perform other tasks while printing.
Print Status Window that displays any print job currently
Window
under way. When printer errors occur, the printer
status is shown in this window, which also includes
the steps that should be taken.
Program
When Windows is started, the Program Manager is
Manager
executed and it remains running while Windows is
running. The Program Manager can store Applica-
tions and Files in groups. To start up an application
or open a file, simply double-click the icon of the
desired application or file displayed in the Program
Manager screen.