Xerox DocuPrint 180 IPS Installation Planning Manual page 179

American Standard Code for
Information Interchange (ASCII)
application software
batch processing
XEROX DOCUPRINT 96/4635/180 IPS INSTALLATION PLANNING GUIDE
This glossary contains a list of terms for working with the Xerox
DocuPrint 96/4635/180 printing systems, and a definition of each.
A3 Paper size measuring 297 by 420 mm.
A4 Paper size measuring 210 by 297 mm.
Standard 7-bit code which represents alphanumeric information.
Each alphanumeric character and several nonprinting characters are
assigned a binary number, covering 128 possible characters. It is
used for information interchange among data processing systems,
data communication systems, and associated equipment.
AppleTalk Network communication protocol inherent to the Apple Macintosh
operating system and supported by the DocuPrint NPS.
Software resident on the host or client workstation used to create
print documents.
B4 Paper size measuring 250 by 353 mm (Europe) or 257 by 364 mm
(Japanese—JIS B4).
background job Low-priority job, usually batched, which is executed automatically as
system resources become available.
batch Method by which bodies of data are accumulated and grouped by
kind before processing.
Allows for repetitive operations to be performed sequentially on
batched data without much involvement of the computer operator.
baud Measurement of data rate in bits per second. This term is used to
describe information flow between two devices. Unit of data
transmitting/receiving speed is roughly equal to a single bit per
second. Common baud rates are 110, 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, and
9600.
binary Numbering system based on 2 rather than 10 and containing only the
symbols 0 and 1. Binary is especially well suited for use in computers
and related devices since information can be represented with
electric pulses (0=off, 1=on). Most computer calculations are binary.
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