Glossary
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offset printing
A widely-used method of commercial and corporate printing,
where ink is picked up by a metal or paper plate, passed to an
offset drum, and then passed to the paper.
online
Devices under the direct control of a central processing unit, e.g.,
a printing system in interactive communication with a mainframe.
Refer to offline.
operating system
Basic host- controlling program that governs the operations of a
computer, such as job entry, input/output, and data
management. The operating system is always running when the
computer is active. Unlike other types of programs, it does not
run to an end point and stop.
option
A portion of the command line that modifies the command.
orientation
1. In reference to image area, orientation describes whether the
printed lines are parallel to the long edge of the paper or the
short edge of the paper.
2. Choice of printing portrait (vertically) or landscape
(horizontally).
page orientation
Direction in which data is printed on a report. Refer to landscape
page orientation and portrait page orientation.
pagination
Process of separating text into pages.
pathname
An identifier for the position of a file or directory within the file
system.
PC
Personal Computer. Family of computers that most commonly
run a version of DOS.
Page Description
Language (PDL)
Page description language used to describe the printing of jobs
to a laser printing system. PDL describes the input (type, format,
characteristics), performs the processing functions (logical
processing), and describes the output (type, format, font
selection, accounting options) of a print job. Examples are
PostScript or PCL.
Portable Document Format. A document format for distributing
documents for viewing and printing on a wide variety of
platforms. Often used with Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat.
pel
Equivalent of dots per inch.
peripheral
Device used with a computer or workstation, usually for input or
output. Printers, modems, and the cartridge tape drives are
examples of peripherals.
physical page
Sheet of paper on which printing is done.
Summary of Contents for DocuColor 2060
Page 1: ...Xerox DocuColor 2060 NPS IPS Installation Planning Guide 721P90520 Version 8 0 October 2002 ...
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Page 16: ...Safety xvi Installation Planning Guide ...
Page 20: ...Introduction xx Installation Planning Guide ...
Page 34: ...System overview 1 14 Installation Planning Guide ...
Page 42: ...Controller components and options 2 8 Installation Planning Guide ...
Page 62: ...Printer components and options 3 20 Installation Planning Guide ...
Page 78: ...Preparing for installation 4 16 Installation Planning Guide ...
Page 86: ...Controller specifications and requirements 5 8 Installation Planning Guide ...
Page 106: ...Printer specifications and requirements 6 20 Installation Planning Guide ...
Page 110: ...System connections 7 4 Installation Planning Guide ...
Page 162: ...Defining the channel attached printer to the host E 8 Installation Planning Guide ...