GLOSSARY
GLOSSARY-14
XEROX 4890 HIGHLIGHT COLOR LPS PRODUCT REFERENCE
nesting
Subroutine or set of data, such as a comment, contained
sequentially within another set of data.
network
System of hardware and software that manages communication
and sharing of common resources (such as printers) between
computers and terminals for multiple users at once.
node
Station, terminal or computer operating in a network
environment.
object file
Source file converted into machine language (binary code).
octal
System of representing numbers based on 8.
offline
Devices not under the active control of a central processing unit.
For example, a computer makes output to a magnetic tape. The
tape is then used by an offline printing system to produce
printed data. Offline operations are much slower than online
operations. Refer to online.
offset
To place printed output sets in slightly different positions from
each other in an output bin for easy separation of collated sets.
offset printing
Widely-used method of commercial and corporate printing, in
which ink is picked up by a metal or paper plate, passed to an
offset drum, then passed to the paper.
online
Devices under the direct control of a central processing unit,
such as a printing system in interactive communication with a
mainframe. Refer to offline.
operand
That which is acted upon, for example, data, in an operation or
process.
operating system
Software that controls the low-level tasks in a computer system,
such as input or output and memory management. The
operating system is always running when the computer is active.
orientation
In reference to image area, describes whether the printed lines
are parallel to the long edge of the paper (landscape) or the
short edge of the paper (portrait).
origin
In reference to image area, the upper left corner of a sheet.
output
1. Material produced by a peripheral device of a computer, such
as a printout or a magnetic tape. 2. The result of completed
operations.
overprint lines
Print lines whose carriage control specifies printing with no line
spacing after the last printed line.
