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Glossary
Glossary-11 Installation Planning Guide
mixed
environment
Group of different printing systems at the same location.
modem Device that converts digital information into an analog signal
suitable for sending over analog telecommunication lines. Also
converts an analog signal from telecommunication lines into
digital information.
module Cohesive unit within a program. It is consistent in its level and
identifiable in terms of loading or with other units.
network 1. System of geographically separate computers, linked to one
another over transmission lines.
2. Communication lines connecting a computer to its remote
terminals.
node Station, terminal, or computer that performs some control
operation and influences the operation of the network as a
whole.
Novell Commonly used network communications protocol supported by
the DocuPrint NPS.
NPS Network Printing System
object file Source file converted into machine language (binary code).
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 pages currently being printed in slightly different
positions from previous pages.
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.
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.