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Section 18: Glossary of Terms
Term
SIMM (Single In-Line
Memory Module)
Simplex
Smart Card
Software
Spooler
Spooling
SS (Start Sentinel)
Stacker
Stepper Motor
String
Surface mount
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Definition
An array of memory chips, attached to a printed circuit Board that
installs in a slot on the main Board.
Single-sided printing.
Smart cards have an embedded computer circuit that contains
either a memory chip or a microprocessor chip. There are several
types of Smart Cards: Memory, Contact, Contactless, Hybrid
(Twin), Combi (Dual Interface), Proximity and Vicinity.
Instructions saved in computer memory that directs the computer
to perform certain tasks and functions.
A computer application that allows the spooling of print jobs.
Rather than moving a print job directly to the Printer, the job is
written to the disk so that the User can access the application
faster while Windows takes care of printing in the background.
The character denoting the end of a magnetic data string.
The device that moves the finished cards onto the output column
ordering them First In, First Out.
A Motor whose shaft turns in discrete steps, rather than
continuously.
A sequence of characters that form a line of data.
A method of mounting circuit elements onto the surface of a
circuit Board, attached at solder pads, rather than through holes
in the Board.
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