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Glossary
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short-edge feed
(SEF)
The movement of paper through the printer in the direction of the
paper width (the shorter side of a sheet of paper).
simplex printing Printing on one side of the page. See also duplex printing.
small computer
system interface
(SCSI)
An accepted standard for connecting devices to computers.
software Programs, including operating systems, procedures, utilities,
applications programs, etc., written for a system.
software
application
See application software.
spooling Process of releasing data from main memory and storing it
temporarily until a peripheral device is ready to accept it, e.g.,
storing text before sending it to a printer.
string Connected sequence of alphanumeric characters treated as one
unit of data by a program.
SunOS Operating system developed primarily by Sun Microsystems for
use on Sun computers and workstations. SunOS provides
inherent support for UNIX and for TCP/IP.
syntax Rules governing the structure of expressions in a programming
language.
syntax error System response to a mistake in the entry of a command.
sysgen Abbreviated form of system generation.
system
administrator
Person responsible for configuring, operating, and maintaining
the DocuPrint system, and also for installing client software on
network workstations.
system generation Process whereby the system is made ready to operate. Typically
involves selecting the operative parameters and activating the
relevant software.
System Network
Architecture (SNA)
Total description of logical structure, formats, and protocols of
operation sequences for transmitting an information unit through
the communication system. Developed by IBM for distributed
processing networks.
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Commonly used
network communications protocol supported by the DocuPrint
NPS.
telecommunicatio
ns
The transfer of data via telephone lines.
teleprocessing Data transfer via telecommunication lines for processing among
various remote terminals and the central processing unit (CPU).