Elesys 5450 Reference Manual page 92

NVRAM – Non-Volatile
be kept intact if the power is lost. Batter-backed-up
On-Line – Signals that the
the controller.
OS - Operating System – the software that allows a program to or user to make use of the
resources (disk drives, ports, display) of a computer.
Over Printing - Black type is over printed on light backgrounds.
PANTONE Colors - Used for printing inks. Each PANTONE color has a specified
CMYK equivalent. To select a PANTONE color, first determine the ink color you
want, using either the PANTONE Color Formula Guide 747XR or an ink chart
obtained from your printer. PANTONE books are available from printers and graphic
arts supply stores.
Parallel Cable - The cable used to connect the
parallel input port of the controller.
Parallel Port - The port
which synchronously transfers one
peripheral.
Parity - The quality of oddness or evenness. Used in simple error detection schemes:
when comparing two numbers, parity exists if both are odd or even; no parity exists
of one is even and one is odd.
PC Clone - A computer that adheres to the IBM design standards and is the equivalent in
performance
PCL5 - Version 5 of the Printer Control Language for laser printers developed by the
Hewlett Packard Company. It is a set of commands that tell a printer and print
how to print a document.
PCL5e - An enhanced version of PCL5, capable of translating documents sent in either
PostScript or PCL5/5e. See
PDF - Portable Document Format – developed by
independent of the software, hardware, and
original document file.
PDL - Page Description Language, developed by
printer. See PostScript.
Peer-To-Peer - Describes a
communicate with one another without the need for a server.
Pentium - A 32 bit, x86-class CISC
and introduced in 1993.
Pentium II - A version of the
(Level 2) cache technologies.
Peripheral - A physical device (such as a printer or disk subsystem) that is externally
attached to a workstation or a network.
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RAM – memory into which the
digital duplicator is ready to accept data and instructions from
on the back of the computer, most commonly designated LPT1,
byte at a time between the computer and a
PCL5
network arrangement where workstations (peers)
microprocessor
Pentium microprocessor
CPU may write data it needs to
RAM is a type of NVRAM.
parallel port of the computer to the
Adobe to represent documents
operating system used to create the
Adobe to format documents sent to a
designed and manufactured by Intel
incorporating
driver
MMX and L2