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protocol
A set of semantic and syntactic rules that
determines the behavior of functional
units in achieving communication.
PSF Print Services Facility.
PSF destination support system
In InfoPrint, the destination support
system that communicates with PSF for
AIX to print jobs.
PSF physical printer
In InfoPrint, the object representing a
printer device that uses the PSF
destination support system.
Q
QuarkXpress
A desktop publishing system produced by
Quark, Incorporated.
queue In InfoPrint, an object that manages a
collection of jobs that are waiting to print.
A queue receives jobs from one or more
logical destinations and sends jobs to one
or more actual destinations.
A line or list formed by items waiting for
processing.
R
raster A pattern of dots defined at varying data
depths. Black and white images are
one-bit (on/off); grayscale images are
8-bit (256 levels); RGB images are 24-bit;
CMYK images are 32-bit.
raster image processor (RIP)
A processor in which a PostScript data
stream is converted into dot patterns that
are transferred to the final print medium.
InfoPrint uses an Adobe RIP to convert
PostScript to IPDS for such printers as the
InfoPrint 4000 and InfoPrint 60.
rc.pd In InfoPrint, a utility used to start the
InfoPrint servers listed in the
/etc/pd.servers file.
read-only
In InfoPrint, describes an attribute value
that cannot be set by the user but can
change based on other activity.
ready A state in which an object is ready and
able to perform tasks.
An available resource, such as a value of
the
media-ready attribute. Contrast with
supported .
red, green, blue (RGB)
The colors of CRT display phosphors.
RGB images are for screen display only.
They must be converted to CMYK images
before printing.
registration
The accuracy of printing on paper relative
to the edges of the paper.
The accuracy of printing a single color
(cyan, magenta, or yellow) relative to
black.
The accuracy of printing on one side of a
page relative to printing on the reverse
side of the page.
reprographics
The process of copying or duplicating
documents or information.
requested
In InfoPrint, pertaining to the specific
values of attributes requested by a job
when it is submitted. The requested
attribute values of a job are validated
against supported attribute values for an
actual destination to determine if the
printer can handle that job. Contrast with
supported .
resettable attribute
An attribute whose value can be set or
modified after an object has been created,
assuming the object is in an appropriate
state to be modified. See also
initially
settable attribute ; contrast with non-settable
attribute .
resource
In AFP, a file containing a collection of
printing instructions used when printing
a job. Resources include fonts, overlays,
form definitions, page definitions, and
page segments.
resource context
In InfoPrint, an object that contains
directory path information that helps the
print system locate resources needed for
printing a job. The resources include
fonts, overlays, form definitions, page
definitions, and page segments.
resource document
In InfoPrint, an object that represents a
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