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Terms Defined
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LAN An abbreviation of Local Area Network. This is a network that
serves a relatively small area, such as one building, and does
not require telecommunications services to reach all of the
nodes.
LDAP An abbreviation of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. A
protocol that allows sharing of corporate phone book
information.
LPD An abbreviation of Line Printer Daemon. This is a print
management program that runs on a host.
NDS An abbreviation of Novell Directory Services that was formerly
known as NetWare Directory Services. This is a database
used by Novell NetWare to organize resources for an entire
network of NetWare servers. The database itself can be
distributed across the network and accessed by all servers.
NetBEUI An abbreviation of NetBIOS (Network Basic Input/Output
System) Extended User Interface. It is an enhanced version of
the NetBIOS protocol that is used by network operating
systems, such as LAN Manager, LAN Server, Windows for
Workgroups, and Windows NT. NetBEUI formalizes the
transport frame and adds additional functions. NetBEUI is no
longer supported by Xerox.
NetWare A network operating system from Novell. Clients log onto one
or more file servers, which provide services such as e-mail,
printing, and filing.
Node A device on a network that has an address and can send and/
or receive data to and from other devices on the network.
PCL An abbreviation of Printer Control Language, which is used by
Hewlett-Packard. This is a set of commands that tells a printer
how to print a document.
PCL5 A Hewlett-Packard Printer Control Language (PCL) that is the
first version of PCL to support bi-directional communication
between printer and computer.
PCL6 A Hewlett-Packard Printer Control Language (PCL). It is an
interpreted language, similar to but more intelligent than
PostScript. This version offers significant changes in the
backward compatibility issue for Hewlett-Packard machines.
PCONSOLE A NetWare utility that can be used to create, configure,
monitor, and manage queues in a NetWare server, and to
attach print servers to the queues.
PDF An abbreviation of Portable Document Format. It is a file
format developed by Adobe Systems. A PDF file can describe
documents containing text and images, retaining all the
formatting and fonts of the original copy. The document can
then be displayed or printed, using application software,
hardware, or operating system, which may differ from that
used to create the original document.