QMS 1060, User Manual

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Interface Card
Glossary
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time, job start time, number of sheets printed, and printer product name/
logo. The header page also lists any specified DOCs. See the
QMS Crown
Document Option Commands manual for complete information.
Heap
A portion of memory reserved for a program to use for temporary storage.
Host
The computer or network to which a printer is connected.
HP PCL
Hewlett-Packard Printer Control Language. The printer control language
native to the HP Laser Jet Series II and III printers.
HP-GL
Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language. The programming language on
which HP plotters are based.
IDE
Integrated Drive Electronics. The printer’s optional IDE-SCSI board allows
you to connect one internal IDE hard disk and up to three external SCSI
hard disks, providing storage for fonts, emulations, and other files. See also
SCSI .
Imageable Area
The maximum area of a sheet of media capable of being printed on. It is
subject to both hardware limits (the physical page size and the margins
required by the print engine) and software constraints (the amount of
memory available for the full-page frame buffer).
Interface
The place where two devices are physically connected, allowing them to
communicate.
Interface Cable
A special cable used to connect the printer to the computer so they can
communicate.
Interface Card
Internal hardware used to link a workstation or printer physically to a LAN
cable.