Intermec Janus 2050 User Manual page 398

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Glossary
NLS
National Language Support. A DOS feature that provides country-specific
information and character set (code page) switching for international language
support.
nonvolatile
Refers to memory that is saved when power is lost or turned off.
null modem cable
A cable that connects two computers and allows transmission of data between
them without requiring a modem.
number pad
A set of keys on the device that allows you to move the cursor around the
screen and to type numbers and mathematical symbols. The number pad is
designed to work like the number pad on a regular PC keyboard.
One-Shot mode
See Scanner mode.
PAK
Program Acknowledgment character. Sent from the device when the received
IRL program compiles with no errors.
parameter
See configuration command.
parity
A system for encoding characters with odd or even bar code patterns. Parity
provides a self-checking feature in bar codes and other data transmission
techniques. Even parity characters have an odd number of binary ones in their
structure.
PC card
A PC card is similar to a floppy disk. You can use Type I or II memory PC
cards and Type II expansion PC cards. Memory cards provide additional disk
storage space, not more executable conventional memory. Expansion cards
(also called I/O cards) allow you to connect the device to I/O devices. PC cards
were previously called PCMCIA cards.
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