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Table 1 Glossary
Term/Acronym Definition
NFC Printing Near Field Communication Printing. Allows printing and scanning
directly from NFC enabled cell phones. (Does not require print driver
installation or connection to an access point.)
OPC Organic Photo Conductor. A mechanism that creates a virtual image
for print using a laser beam emitted from a laser printer. Also referred
to as Photoreceptor Drum.
Originals The original is the first example of a document, photograph, chart, or
any combination of these, used to produce others.
PABX Private Automatic Branch Exchange. An automatic telephone switch-
ing system within a private enterprise.
PCL Printer Command Language. A page description language developed
to provide an efficient way to control printer features across various
printing devices.
PostScript (PS) A page description and programming language used primarily in the
electronic and desktop publishing areas to generate high-resolution
images.
Printer Driver A program used to send commands and transfer data from the com-
puter to the printer.
Print Media Material such as paper, envelopes, labels, and transparencies which
can be used in printers, scanners, fax machines, or copiers.
PPM Prints Per Minute. Used to measure printer speed. The number of
copies or prints produced in one minute.
Protocol A convention or standard that controls or enables the connection,
communication, and data transfer between two computing endpoints.
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network. The aggregate of the world's cir-
cuit-switched telephone networks providing infrastructure and ser-
vices for public telecommunication.
Resolution The sharpness of an image, measured in Dots Per Inch (DPI).
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) / Internet Protocol (IP). The suite
of protocols for communication between computers, used as a stan-
dard for transmitting data over networks.
TIFF Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) is a bit mapped image format used
for storing raster graphics images, typically from scanners. TIFF
images make use of tags, keywords defining the characteristics of the
image that is included in the file.
Toner Cartridge A bottle or container used in a xerographic copier/printer that contains
the powder used to form the text and images on the printed paper.
TWAIN An applications programming interface and communications protocol
that regulates communications between software and digital imaging
devices.
URL Uniform Resource Locator. The global address of documents and
resources on the Internet. The first part of the address indicates what
protocol to use, the second part specifies the IP address or the
domain name where the resource is located.
General Procedures and Information
Glossary of Terms
Term/Acronym Definition
USB Universal Serial Bus. A hardware interface that connects computers
and peripherals. The USB is designed to concurrently connect a sin-
gle computer USB port to multiple peripherals.
WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy. A protocol for wireless local area networks
that provides security by encrypting data over radio waves so that it is
protected as it is transmitted from one end point to another.
WIA Windows Imaging Architecture. A still image acquisition platform
that allows different imaging/graphics applications to interact with dif-
ferent scanners without requiring customized applications or drivers
for each combination.
Wi-Fi A technology that uses radio waves to provide high-speed internet
and network connections.
WPS The Wi-Fi Protected Setup. A standard for establishing a wireless
home network, allowing easy wireless network connection without a
computer.
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