Ricoh InfoPrint Manager for AIX, Manual

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light-emitting diode (LED)
The imaging device element for
electrophotographic print units.
lines per inch (lpi)
A measure of the density of the grid used
to space halftone dots. Typical grid
spacings are 85 lpi (newspaper), 133 lpi
(low end), 150 lpi (midrange), and 175+
lpi (high quality).
Local Area Network (LAN)
A computer network at one location that
consisting of devices connected to one
another and communicating. This
network can also be connected to a larger
network.
local ID
Local job identifier.
local job identifier
In InfoPrint, a job identifier automatically
generated by the server, identifying the
job to the person who submitted it.
InfoPrint maps a local job ID to a global
job ID.
locale The human language and character set of
information presented to a user.
In InfoPrint, the language InfoPrint uses
when sending notification and error
messages or displaying the InfoPrint
graphical user interfaces.
log A collection of messages or message
segments added to a file for accounting or
data collection purposes.
To record messages in a file.
logical destination
In InfoPrint, an object to which users
submit their jobs. The logical destination
routes jobs to one or more actual
destinations representing output devices
such as printers, electronic mail systems,
or fax machines. See also
logical printer ;
contrast with actual destination .
logical printer
In InfoPrint, a type of logical destination.
The logical printer routes jobs to one or
more physical printers representing
printing devices.
logical unit (LU)
A type of network accessible unit that
enables end users to gain access to
network resources and communicate with
each other.
logical unit (LU) 6.2
A type of logical unit that supports
general communication between
programs in a distributed processing
environment. LU 6.2 is characterized by
(a) a peer relationship between session
partners, (b) efficient utilization of a
session for multiple transactions, (c)
comprehensive end-to-end error
processing, and (d) a generic application
program interface (API) consisting of
structured verbs that are mapped into a
product implementation.
longest-job-first
In InfoPrint, a queuing technique where
the next job assigned to the first position
in the queue is the longest job in the
queue. Contrast with
deadline , FIFO
(first-in-first-out) , job-priority , and
shortest-job-first .
lpi Lines per inch.
LU Logical unit.
M
magnetic ink character recognition (MICR)
Identification of characters printed with
ink that contains particles of magnetic
material.
mainframe processor
A functional unit that interprets and
executes instructions in a large computer
to which other computers are connected
so that they can share the facilities the
mainframe provides.
makeready
All the setup work involved in preparing
a press for a print run.
manage
In the InfoPrint GUI, the action used to
put an object into a mode where its icon
reflects changes of status.
mechanical
A camera-ready layout. The mechanical
can consist of multiple sheets or overlays
for each spot or process color used. Final
images, if not stripped in later, should be
at final size, cropped and screened to the
correct line frequency.
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