Xerox 4635 User Interface Reference page 174

GLOSSARY
temporary
transmission
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tape drive Input/output device that controls the movement of magnetic
storage tape past the read/write head while data is accessed or
stored.
task 1. Any major job performed by a computer. 2. One of several
programs being executed by a system.
TEM terminal emulation mode. The processing method of the PC UI
which features a character display and the operator's use of the
keyboard. The mouse, windows, and icons are inactive in this
mode. The PC UI operates in either the TEM mode or in the
object mode. See also object mode.
storage Main memory locations reserved for intermediate results of
processing, control values, or other information which need to
be kept on hand as a program proceeds.
terminal Device equipped with a keyboard and connected to a computer
or a network.
text In communications, the content portion of a transmitted
message.
text string Consecutive series of characters to be printed exactly as
specified in a command.
throughput In data processing systems, the amount of data that can be
processed, transmitted, printed, and so on, per a specified unit
of time.
toggle To switch (alternate) from one tray to another. The system
switches from an active feeder or stacker tray to an inactive one
to allow continuous printing when the proper commands are
invoked.
speed In data communications, the rate at which data is passed through
communication lines, usually measured in bits per inch (bpi).
transmit To send data from one place to another.
truncated Cut off before completion, as when data transfer from a host to
a printer is cut off before all data has been transmitted.
two-up Application that prints two logical pages on one side of a
physical page.
typeface 1. All type of a single design. 2. Set of characters with design
features that make them similar to one another.
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