Xerox 4635 Operator's Manual page 336

GLOSSARY
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mouse Electronic device used with the PC UI to select options and enter
data.
network 1. System of geographically separate computers, linked to one
another over transmission lines. 2. Communication lines
connecting a computer to its remote terminals.
object mode For the 4635 LPS, the processing method of the PC UI which
uses the mouse, windows, and icons. The PC UI operates in
either the object mode or in the terminal emulation mode (TEM).
See also TEM.
offline Devices not under the active control of a central processing unit.
For example, a computer makes output to a magnetic tape. The
tape is then used by an offline printing system to produce
printed data. Offline operations are much slower than online
operations. See also online.
offset To place pages currently being printed in slightly different
positions from previous pages.
online Devices under the direct control of a central processing unit, for
example a printing system in interactive communication with a
mainframe. See also offline.
orientation 1. In reference to image area, orientation describes whether the
printed lines are parallel to the long edge of the paper or the
short edge of the paper. 2. Choice of printing portrait
(vertically) or landscape (horizontally).
origin In reference to image area, this is the upper left corner of a
sheet.
page detail Non printable customer encoded data used to describe each
audited page of a report. Page details are used to create
4635MX audit files.
orientation See orientation.
parameter Part of a command, other than the keyword. See also keyword;
operator command.
job On systems with XPAF, a job that is sent directly from a host to a
Xerox printer using XPAF, without undergoing XPAF processing.
PC UI PC user interface. The PC hardware and Xerox-supplied software
which allows the operator to control the LPS by means of a
mouse, windows, and icons. See also object mode; TEM.
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